Corinth
pronunciation
How to pronounce Corinth in British English:
UK [ˈkɔrinθ]
How to pronounce Corinth in American English:
US [ˈkɔrɪnθ, ˈkɑr-]
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- Noun:
- the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
Word Origin
- Corinth
- city in Greece, from Latin Corinthus, from Greek Korinthos, from Pelasgian *kar- "point, peak." The -nthos identifies it as being from the lost pre-IE language of Greece.
Example
- 1. The corrupt spirit of corinth had permeated the church .
- 2. Moreover I call god for a record upon my soul , that to spare you I came not as yet unto corinth .
- 3. They employed an expert to search the gulf of corinth with sound devices .
- 4. The 5th century bc doric temple of apollo at the site of ancient corinth .
- 5. You got a friend in corinth ?