κειρία

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

The connection with καῖρος (kaîros, “string”) seems obvious. The presence of the alternative forms leads to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κειρῐ́ᾱ • (keiríā) f (genitive κειρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. girth of a bedstead
  2. (medicine) swathe, bandage
  3. grave-clothes
  4. tapeworm

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κειρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς κειρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κειρῐ́ᾱ
hē keiríā 		τὼ κειρῐ́ᾱ
tṑ keiríā 		αἱ κειρῐ́αι
hai keiríai
Genitive τῆς κειρῐ́ᾱς
tês keiríās 		τοῖν κειρῐ́αιν
toîn keiríain 		τῶν κειρῐῶν
tôn keiriôn
Dative τῇ κειρῐ́ᾳ
têi keiríāi 		τοῖν κειρῐ́αιν
toîn keiríain 		ταῖς κειρῐ́αις
taîs keiríais
Accusative τὴν κειρῐ́ᾱν
tḕn keiríān 		τὼ κειρῐ́ᾱ
tṑ keiríā 		τᾱ̀ς κειρῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s keiríās
Vocative κειρῐ́ᾱ
keiríā 		κειρῐ́ᾱ
keiríā 		κειρῐ́αι
keiríai
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References

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