Κασσάνδρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Κᾰσάνδρᾱ (Kasándrā)
Κᾰσάνδρη (Kasándrē) – Ionic, Epic
Κεσάνδρᾱ (Kesándrā)
Κατάνδρᾱ (Katándrā)

Etymology

Feminine form of Κάσσανδρος (Kássandros). Etymology unclear: first element possibly from κέκασμαι (kékasmai) (*kas-) ("to shine"/"excel over"). Connected to Latin censeo ("honour") and Sanskrit sam-sayati ("announce"). Second element likely comes from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). The rarer form Κεσ(σ)άνδρα appears to be more ancient, from Mycenaean "ke-sa-da-ra".

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kás.san.draː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.san.dra/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.san.dra/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.san.dra/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈka.san.dra/

Proper noun

Κασσάνδρᾱ • (Kassándrā) f (genitive Κασσάνδρᾱς); first declension

A female given name
Cassandra, daughter of Priam

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Κασσάνδρᾱ; τῆς Κασσάνδρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Κασσάνδρᾱ hē Kassándrā
Genitive	τῆς Κασσάνδρᾱς tês Kassándrās
Dative	τῇ Κασσάνδρᾳ têi Kassándrāi
Accusative	τὴν Κασσάνδρᾱν tḕn Kassándrān
Vocative	Κασσάνδρᾱ Kassándrā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

Κασσάνδρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Κασσάνδρα in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005

Greek

Noun

Κασσάνδρα • (Kassándra) f

(mythology) Cassandra (the daughter of King Priam of Troy)
(figuratively) Cassandra (a foreteller of doom)
A female given name

Declension

Declension of Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra)

	singular
nominative	Κασσάνδρα •
genitive	Κασσάνδρας •
accusative	Κασσάνδρα •
vocative	Κασσάνδρα •