Kore

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kore"

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• Core

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːriː/

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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Corina
• Corinna
• Corinne
• Corrinne

Etymology 2

Noun

Kore pl (plural only)

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

Anagrams

• kero, oker, roke

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قوری (Kore), from French Corée. See English entry for Korea for further etymology.

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

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

Related terms

• korean
• koreanisht

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 [feminine]

	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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French Corée, from Chinese.

Proper noun

Kore

2. Korea (a nation and peninsula in East Asia)

Derived terms

• Kore dinò
• Kore disid
• koreyen
• Koreyen

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوری (Kore), from French Corée. See English entry for Korea for further etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kó.ɾe/, [kó̞.ɾe̞]
• 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

Derived terms

• Korece (“Korean [language]”)
• Koreli (“a Korean [person]”)