corinth

C3O1R1I1N1T1H4
/ˈkɒɹɪnθ//ˈkɔɹɪnθ/

noun

A small fruit; a currant.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

corinth1

nouncorinth (plural corinths)

plural corinths

  1. obsoleteA small fruit; a currant.

    To these some add Corinths plump’d in Milk, or boil’d therein, Sugar, Spice at Discretion, and stirring it all together over the Fire, bake it in a Tart-Pan.

    1706, John Evelyn, Silva, Or a Discourse of Forest-trees, page 212

Corinth2

proper noun
  1. An isthmus in Greece near the city, connecting the Peloponnese to Europe.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A minor city mostly in Grant County, Kentucky.
    2. A town and village therein, in Saratoga County, New York.

Origin

corinth · noun

From Corinth, the Greek city. Compare currant.

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Corinth · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΚόρινθος
  2. LatinCorinthus
  3. EnglishCorinth

From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos). Doublet of currant.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κόρινθος
  • Κόρινθος (Kórinthos)city in Greece
Arabic كُورِنْثْ
  • كُورِنْثْ (kūrinṯ)city in Greece
Bulgarian Коринт
  • Коринт (Korint)city in Greece
Catalan Corint
  • Corintcity in Greece
Chinese Cantonese 科林斯, 哥林多
  • 科林斯 (fo¹ lam⁴ si¹)city in Greece
  • 哥林多city in Greece
  • 格林多 (gaak³ lam⁴ do¹)city in Greece
Chinese Mandarin 科林斯, 哥林多
  • 科林斯 (Kēlínsī)city in Greece
  • 哥林多 (Gēlínduō)city in Greece
  • 格林多 (Gélínduō)city in Greece
Czech Korint
  • Korintcity in Greece
Danish Korinth
  • Korinthcity in Greece
Dutch Korinthe
  • Korinthecity in Greece
Esperanto Korinto
  • Korintocity in Greece
Finnish Korintti
  • Korintticity in Greece
French Corinthe
  • Corinthecity in Greece
German Korinth
  • Korinthcity in Greece
Greek Κόρινθος
  • Κόρινθος (Kórinthos)city in Greece
Hebrew קורינתוס
  • קורינתוסcity in Greece
Hungarian Korinthosz
  • Korinthoszcity in Greece
Irish An Choraint
  • An Choraintcity in Greece
Italian Corinto
  • Corintocity in Greece
Japanese コリント, コリントス
  • コリント (Korinto)city in Greece
  • コリントス (Korintosu)city in Greece
Korean 코린토스
  • 코린토스 (korintoseu)city in Greece
Latin Corinthus
  • Corinthuscity in Greece
Latvian Korintas
  • Korintascity in Greece
Lithuanian Korintas
  • Korintascity in Greece
Norwegian Korint
  • Korintcity in Greece
Polish Korynt
  • Koryntcity in Greece
Portuguese Corinto
  • Corintocity in Greece
Romanian Corint
  • Corintcity in Greece
Russian Коринф
  • Коринф (Korinf)city in Greece
Slovak Korint
  • Korintcity in Greece
Spanish Corinto
  • Corintocity in Greece
Swedish Korinth
  • Korinthcity in Greece
Tagalog Korinto
  • Korintocity in Greece
Turkish Korint, Korent
  • Korintcity in Greece
  • Korentcity in Greece
Ukrainian Коринф
  • Коринф (Korynf)city in Greece
Welsh Corinth
  • Corinthcity in Greece

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Cite this entry
APA

corinth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corinth

MLA

“corinth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corinth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corinth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corinth.

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