κυρία

See also: κύρια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine form of κῡ́ριος (kū́rios, “lord, ruler, possessor”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kyː.rí.aː/ → /cyˈri.a/ → /ciˈri.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kyː.rí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kyˈri.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cyˈri.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cyˈri.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ciˈri.a/

Adjective

κῡρίᾱ • (kūríā)

1. inflection of κῡ́ριος (kū́rios):
   1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine

Noun

κῡρίᾱ • (kūríā) f (genitive κῡρίᾱς); first declension

1. authority, power
2. lady, mistress
3. ma'am, madam

Declension

First declension of ἡ κῡρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς κῡρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κῡρῐ́ᾱ hē kūríā	τὼ κῡρῐ́ᾱ tṑ kūríā	αἱ κῡρῐ́αι hai kūríai
Genitive	τῆς κῡρῐ́ᾱς tês kūríās	τοῖν κῡρῐ́αιν toîn kūríain	τῶν κῡρῐῶν tôn kūriôn
Dative	τῇ κῡρῐ́ᾳ têi kūríāi	τοῖν κῡρῐ́αιν toîn kūríain	ταῖς κῡρῐ́αις taîs kūríais
Accusative	τὴν κῡρῐ́ᾱν tḕn kūríān	τὼ κῡρῐ́ᾱ tṑ kūríā	τᾱ̀ς κῡρῐ́ᾱς tā̀s kūríās
Vocative	κῡρῐ́ᾱ kūríā	κῡρῐ́ᾱ kūríā	κῡρῐ́αι kūríai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: κυρία (kyría)
• >? Byzantine Greek: κυρά (kurá), κερά (kerá)
  • Greek: κυρά (kyrá)
  • Pontic Greek: κυρά (kyrá)
  • → Bulgarian: кира́ (kirá)
  • → Laz: კჲურა (ǩyura), კურა (ǩura)
  • → Romanian: chira, chera

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῡρίᾱ (kūríā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ciˈɾia/ - compare to κύρια (kýria)
• Hyphenation: κυ‧ρί‧α

Noun

κυρία • (kyría) f (plural κυρίες)

1. madam
2. lady

Declension

Declension of κυρία

	singular	plural
nominative	κυρία (kyría)	κυρίες (kyríes)
genitive	κυρίας (kyrías)	κυριών (kyrión)
accusative	κυρία (kyría)	κυρίες (kyríes)
vocative	κυρία (kyría)	κυρίες (kyríes)

Related terms

• (abbreviation): κα (ka, “Mrs, Ms”)
• κύριος m (kýrios, “mister”)
• Κύριος m (Kýrios, “Lord”)

See also

• γυναίκα f (gynaíka, “wife, woman”)