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Mariupol Greek
Etymology
Related to Greek κόρφος (kórfos).
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́рфу • (kórfu) n
- bosom
Declension
| Declension of ко́рфу
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ко́рфу (kórfu)
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ко́рфа (kórfa)
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| oblique
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ко́рфу (kórfu)
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ко́рфас (kórfas)
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| *) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.
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References
- T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “ко́рфу”, in Греческий глосарий Ф. А. Хартахая [The Greek glossary of F. A. Xartaxay], published 1959
- A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “ко́рфу”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
- G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса, Donetsk, page 75