Κάειρα

Kaeira

Translated by David Whitehead25 May 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 6 words

A city¹ and a proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κάειρα· πόλις καὶ ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*ka/eira: po/lis kai\ o)/noma ku/rion.

The headword is the epic/Ionic dialect version of Karia, which also serves as a feminine adjective. See e.g. Homer, Iliad 4.142 (web address 1); Herodotus 5.88 (web address 2).