Kore

See also: kore, korę, köré, köre, kőre, køre, and koere

English

Etymology 1

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

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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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