"Κύθηρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Κύθηρα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ký.tʰɛː.ra/, /ˈcy.θi.ra/, /ˈci.θi.ra/, /ký.tʰɛː.ra/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈky.tʰe̝.ra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈcy.θi.ra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈcy.θi.ra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈci.θi.ra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: According to Beekes, stem ending -ηρ implies a Pre-Greek origin (except for -τηρ). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Κῠθήρων|n-p|second|head=Κῠ́θηρᾰ}} Κῠ́θηρᾰ • (Kŭ́thēră) n pl (genitive Κῠθήρων); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Κῠ́θηρον|ου|form=plur}} Forms: Κῠ́θηρᾰ [canonical], Kŭ́thēră [romanization], Κῠθήρων [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τᾰ̀ Κῠ́θηρᾰ [nominative, plural], τῶν Κῠθήρων [genitive, plural], τοῖς Κῠθήροις [dative, plural], τᾰ̀ Κῠ́θηρᾰ [accusative, plural], Κῠ́θηρᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. Kythira (also spelt Cythera, Kythera or Kithira), one of the seven major Ionian Islands, Greece. Wikipedia link: Kythira Categories (place): Islands Derived forms: Κῠθήρῐος (Kŭthḗrĭos), Κῠθέρηθεν (Kŭthérēthen), Ᾰ̓ντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ (Ăntĭkŭ́thēră)
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          },
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    }
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      "form": "Κῠ́θηρᾰ",
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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          "word": "Κῠθήρῐος"
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          "roman": "Kŭthérēthen",
          "word": "Κῠθέρηθεν"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Ăntĭkŭ́thēră",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "Kythira",
          "Kythira"
        ],
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          "Cythera",
          "Cythera"
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          "Kythera",
          "Kythera"
        ],
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          "Kithira",
          "Kithira"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ký.tʰɛː.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.θi.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.θi.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ký.tʰɛː.ra/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈky.tʰe̝.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.θi.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.θi.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.θi.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "roman": "Kŭthérēthen",
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      "roman": "Ăntĭkŭ́thēră",
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    }
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ký.tʰɛː.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.θi.ra/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈci.θi.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ký.tʰɛː.ra/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈky.tʰe̝.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.θi.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈcy.θi.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.θi.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Κύθηρα"
}

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