Τερψιχόρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From τέρψῐς (térpsis, “enjoyment”) +‎ χορός (khorós, “dance”) +‎ -ᾱ (-ā).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Τερψῐχόρᾱ • (Terpsikhórā) f (genitive Τερψῐχόρᾱς); first declension

  1. Terpsichore

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Τερψῐχόρᾱ; τῆς Τερψῐχόρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Τερψῐχόρᾱ
hē Terpsikhórā
Genitive τῆς Τερψῐχόρᾱς
tês Terpsikhórās
Dative τῇ Τερψῐχόρᾳ
têi Terpsikhórāi
Accusative τὴν Τερψῐχόρᾱν
tḕn Terpsikhórān
Vocative Τερψῐχόρᾱ
Terpsikhórā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Τερψιχόρα (Terpsichóra)
  • → Latin: Terpsichora

Further reading
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