"κέρκουρος" meaning in All languages combined

See κέρκουρος on Wiktionary

Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /kér.kuː.ros/, /ˈcer.ku.ros/, /ˈcer.ku.ros/, /kér.kuː.ros/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈker.ku.ros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈcer.ku.ros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈcer.ku.ros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈcer.ku.ros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps from κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”). Could also be of Semitic origin, compare Classical Syriac ܩܪܩܘܪܐ (qarqūrāʾ, “boat”), reshaped under the influence of κέρκος (kérkos) and οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). Compare also Latin cercūrus, Old Armenian կուր (kur). Etymology templates: {{unc|grc}} Uncertain, {{cog|syc|ܩܪܩܘܪܐ||boat|tr=qarqūrāʾ}} Classical Syriac ܩܪܩܘܪܐ (qarqūrāʾ, “boat”), {{cog|la|cercūrus}} Latin cercūrus, {{cog|xcl|կուր}} Old Armenian կուր (kur) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κερκούρου|m|second}} κέρκουρος • (kérkouros) m (genitive κερκούρου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κέρκουρος|κερκούρου}} Forms: kérkouros [romanization], κερκούρου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ κέρκουρος [nominative, singular], κερκούρω [dual, nominative], οἱ κέρκουροι [nominative, plural], τοῦ κερκούρου [genitive, singular], κερκούροιν [dual, genitive], κερκούρων [genitive, plural], τῷ κερκούρῳ [dative, singular], κερκούροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κερκούροις [dative, plural], τὸν κέρκουρον [accusative, singular], κερκούρω [accusative, dual], τοὺς κερκούρους [accusative, plural], κέρκουρε [singular, vocative], κερκούρω [dual, vocative], κέρκουροι [plural, vocative], κερκοῦρος [alternative], κέρκυρος [alternative], κέρκυρᾰ [alternative]
  1. boat, small ship
    Sense id: en-κέρκουρος-grc-noun-S29ION8j Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Pages with 1 entry, Watercraft Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Watercraft: 100 0
  2. type of fish
    Sense id: en-κέρκουρος-grc-noun-JZGDFote Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fish Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Fish: 5 95
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