coryphée

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French coryphée, from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”), from κορῠφή (korŭphḗ, “top of the head, crown”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn”)) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘belonging to, pertaining to’). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒɹɪˈfeɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /kɑɹɪˈfeɪ/, /-ɹə-/ Hyphenation: co‧ry‧phée === Noun === coryphée (plural coryphées) Synonym of coryphaeus. (Ancient Greece, drama, historical) The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama. (by extension) The chief or leader of an interest or party. (ballet) A ballet dancer ranking above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist. ==== Alternative forms ==== coryphee ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === ballet dancer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”), from κορῠφή (korŭphḗ, “top of the head, crown”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn”)) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘belonging to, relating to’). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁi.fe/ === Noun === coryphée m (plural coryphées) (Ancient Greece) leader of the ancient Greek chorus, coryphaeus ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: coryfee → English: coryphée → Romanian: corifeu → Swedish: koryfé === References === === Further reading === “coryphée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012