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Plural of kore

irregular plural

The plural of kore is korai.

Forms of kore

Singularkore /ˈkɔːɹeɪ/
Pluralkorai /ˈkɔːɹaɪ/
Countablecountable

Korai in a sentence

  • Inscribed dedications often took the form of korai (singular: kore): statues, usually life-size or larger of female figures, generally goddesses.2002, Matthew Dillon, Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion, page 9

Meaning of kore

  1. noun An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.

Full definition of kore

Other irregular plurals

Questions about the plural of kore

What is the plural of kore?
The plural of kore is korai.
Is kore countable?
Kore is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kore (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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