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κόρνα

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkoɾna/
  • Hyphenation: κόρ‧να

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian corna.

Noun

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κόρνα (kórnaf (plural κόρνες)

  1. (vehicles) horn, hooter (loud alarm on a motor vehicle)
    Αυτοί οι κάγκουρες όλο πατάνε την κόρνα όλο το βράδυ.
    Aftoí oi kágkoures ólo patáne tin kórna ólo to vrády.
    Those petrolheads are blowing their horns all night.
  2. (by extension) beeping, honking, tooting (the act of blowing a vehicle's horn)
    Δεν αντέχω τις κόρνες πρωί-πρωί.
    Den antécho tis kórnes proḯ-proḯ.
    I can't stand beeping early in the morning.
Declension
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Declension of κόρνα
singular plural
nominative κόρνα (kórna) κόρνες (kórnes)
genitive κόρνας (kórnas) -
accusative κόρνα (kórna) κόρνες (kórnes)
vocative κόρνα (kórna) κόρνες (kórnes)
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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  • κόρνο n (kórno, horn) (musical instrument)
Further reading
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Etymology 2

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Inflected forms.

Noun

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κόρνα (kórnan

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of κόρνο (kórno)