Κυριακή
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See also: κυριακή
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- κυριακή (kuriakḗ)
Etymology
Short for ἡ Κυριακὴ ἡμέρα (hē Kuriakḕ hēméra, “the Lord's Day”), from κυριακή (kuriakḗ), feminine form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kúrios, “lord”).
Pronunciation
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /cy.ri.aˈci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /cy.ri.aˈci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ci.ri.aˈci/
Noun
Κυριακή • (Kuriakḗ) f
Descendants
- → Coptic: ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ (kuriakē)
- Greek: Κυριακή (Kyriakí)
- → Old Georgian: კჳრიაკჱ (ḳwiriaḳē), კჳრაჲ (ḳwiray)
- → Old Armenian: կիւրակէ (kiwrakē), կիրակէ (kirakē), կիրակի (kiraki), կիւրիակէ (kiwriakē)
- → Romani: kurko
- → Tat:
- Lahyj: քրաքի (kʰrakʰi)
References
- Sophocles, Evangelinos Apostolides (1900) “κυριακός”, in Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods (from B. C. 146 to A. D. 1100), New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 698b
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կիւրակէ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 598
- Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 652–653
Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek Κυριακή.
Pronunciation
Noun
Κυριακή • (Kyriakí) f (plural Κυριακές)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Κυριακή (Kyriakí) | Κυριακές (Kyriakés) |
| genitive | Κυριακής (Kyriakís) | Κυριακών (Kyriakón) |
| accusative | Κυριακή (Kyriakí) | Κυριακές (Kyriakés) |
| vocative | Κυριακή (Kyriakí) | Κυριακές (Kyriakés) |
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- κυριακάτικα (kyriakátika, “on a Sunday”, adverb)
- κυριακάτικος (kyriakátikos, “of Sunday”)
Related terms
Proper noun
Κυριακή • (Kyriakí) f
- a female given name
- Antonym: Κυριάκος (Kyriákos)
Further reading
Κυριακή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- Κυριακή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
