Kore

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kore"

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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

Noun

Kore pl (plural only)

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

Anagrams

Albanian

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

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Kore f (genitive Kore, plural Koren)

  1. kore

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

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

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

Derived terms

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