κορωνός

See also: Κόρωνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognates include Latin curvus, Old Irish cruind, and Proto-Slavic *krivъ (Russian кривой (krivoj)). See also κορώνη (korṓnē).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ko.rɔː.nós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ko.roˈnos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ko.roˈnos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ko.roˈnos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ko.roˈnos/

Adjective

κορωνός • (korōnós) m (feminine κορωνή, neuter κορωνόν); first/second declension

curved, crooked

Inflection

First and second declension of κορωνός; κορωνή; κορωνόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κορωνός korōnós	κορωνή korōnḗ	κορωνόν korōnón	κορωνώ korōnṓ	κορωνᾱ́ korōnā́	κορωνώ korōnṓ	κορωνοί korōnoí	κορωναί korōnaí	κορωνᾰ́ korōná
Genitive	κορωνοῦ korōnoû	κορωνῆς korōnês	κορωνοῦ korōnoû	κορωνοῖν korōnoîn	κορωναῖν korōnaîn	κορωνοῖν korōnoîn	κορωνῶν korōnôn	κορωνῶν korōnôn	κορωνῶν korōnôn
Dative	κορωνῷ korōnôi	κορωνῇ korōnêi	κορωνῷ korōnôi	κορωνοῖν korōnoîn	κορωναῖν korōnaîn	κορωνοῖν korōnoîn	κορωνοῖς korōnoîs	κορωναῖς korōnaîs	κορωνοῖς korōnoîs
Accusative	κορωνόν korōnón	κορωνήν korōnḗn	κορωνόν korōnón	κορωνώ korōnṓ	κορωνᾱ́ korōnā́	κορωνώ korōnṓ	κορωνούς korōnoús	κορωνᾱ́ς korōnā́s	κορωνᾰ́ korōná
Vocative	κορωνέ korōné	κορωνή korōnḗ	κορωνόν korōnón	κορωνώ korōnṓ	κορωνᾱ́ korōnā́	κορωνώ korōnṓ	κορωνοί korōnoí	κορωναί korōnaí	κορωνᾰ́ korōná
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κορωνῶς korōnôs			κορωνότερος korōnóteros			κορωνότᾰτος korōnótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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