Dittenberger refers to γόργυρα (górgura, “sewer, drain”) and κορκόδρυα (korkódrua, “drain”), suggesting a Pre-Greek origin.
κορχῠρέᾱ • (korkhuréā) f (genitive κορχῠρέᾱς); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ κορχῠρέᾱ hē korkhuréā |
τὼ κορχῠρέᾱ tṑ korkhuréā |
αἱ κορχῠρέαι hai korkhuréai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κορχῠρέᾱς tês korkhuréās |
τοῖν κορχῠρέαιν toîn korkhuréain |
τῶν κορχῠρεῶν tôn korkhureôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κορχῠρέᾳ têi korkhuréāi |
τοῖν κορχῠρέαιν toîn korkhuréain |
ταῖς κορχῠρέαις taîs korkhuréais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κορχῠρέᾱν tḕn korkhuréān |
τὼ κορχῠρέᾱ tṑ korkhuréā |
τᾱ̀ς κορχῠρέᾱς tā̀s korkhuréās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κορχῠρέᾱ korkhuréā |
κορχῠρέᾱ korkhuréā |
κορχῠρέαι korkhuréai | ||||||||||
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