Kore

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English

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kore

  1. (Greek mythology) The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
  3. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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Etymology 2

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

Kore pl (plural only)

  1. A people living on Lamu Island on the northern Kenyan coast.

Anagrams

Albanian

Albanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Albanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

Kore f (definite Koreja)

  1. Korea (peninsular country in East Asia)
    Republika e Koresë (Koreja e Jugut) ― the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
    Republika Popullore Demokratike e Koresë (Koreja e Veriut) ― the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Declension

Declension of Kore
indefinite definite
nominative Kore Koreja
accusative Korenë
dat./abl. Koreje Koresë

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kore f (genitive Kore, plural Koren)

  1. kore

Declension

Declension of Kore
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kore die Koren
genitive einer der Kore der Koren
dative einer der Kore den Koren
accusative eine die Kore die Koren

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوری (qōrē /⁠qore⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kó.ɾe/,
  • Hyphenation: Ko‧re

Proper noun

Kore

  1. Korea (penisular country in East Asia)
    1. (attributively with third-person possession) of Korea, Korean
      Kore Cumhuriyeti (Güney Kore) ― the Republic of Korea (ROK, South Korea)
      Kore Demokratik Halk Cumhuriyeti (KDHC, Kuzey Kore) ― the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea)

Declension

    Declension of Kore
singular plural
nominative Kore Koreler / Kore'ler
accusative Kore'yi Koreleri / Kore'leri
dative Kore'ye Korelere / Kore'lere
locative Kore'de Korelerde / Kore'lerde
ablative Kore'den Korelerden / Kore'lerden
genitive Kore'nin Korelerin / Kore'lerin
    Possession of Kore
singular plural
benim (my) Kore'm Korelerim / Kore'lerim
senin (your) Kore'n Korelerin / Kore'lerin
onun (his/her/its) Kore'si Koreleri / Kore'leri
bizim (our) Kore'miz Korelerimiz / Kore'lerimiz
sizin (your) Kore'niz Koreleriniz / Kore'leriniz
onların (their) Kore'si / Koreleri / Kore'leri Koreleri / Kore'leri

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