Βρετανία
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Greek
Alternative forms
- Βρεττανία f (Vrettanía) obsolete spelling with -ττ- after the Ancient Greek Βρεττᾰνῐ́ᾱ, Βρεττᾰνός
- Βρεταννία f (Vretannía) obsolete spelling with -νν- after the Latin Britannia.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βρεττᾰνῐ́ᾱ.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Βρετανία • (Vretanía) f (uncountable)
- Britain (the island comprising: England, Scotland and Wales)
- (loosely) Great Britain, United Kingdom
Usage notes
The usually understood meanings of terms connected with Ireland and the United Kingdom:
- Μεγάλη Βρετανία = Αγγλία + Σκωτία + Ουαλία
- Great Britain = England + Scotland + Wales
- το νησί της Ιρλανδίας = Δημοκρατία της Ιρλανδίας + Βόρεια Ιρλανδία
- the island of Ireland = Republic of Ireland + Northern Ireland
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Βρετανία (Vretanía) |
| genitive | Βρετανίας (Vretanías) |
| accusative | Βρετανία (Vretanía) |
| vocative | Βρετανία (Vretanía) |
Related terms
- βρετανικός f (vretanikós, “British”)
- Βρετανός m (Vretanós, “British man, Briton”)
- Βρετανή f (Vretaní, “British woman”) (and less common Βρετανίδα)
- Μεγάλη Βρετανία f (Megáli Vretanía, “Great Britain”)
- οι Βρετανικές Νήσοι f pl (oi Vretanikés Nísoi, “the British Isles”) (formal)
- τα Βρετανικά Νησιά n pl (ta Vretaniká Nisiá, “the British Isles”)
See also
- Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο n (Inoméno Vasíleio, “United Kingdom”)
- Βρετάνη f (Vretáni, “Brittany, Bretagne”)
- Βρετόνος m (Vretónos, “man from Bretagne”)
Further reading
Βρετανία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
