Ερυθραία

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ɾiˈθɾe.a/
  • Hyphenation: Ε‧ρυ‧θραί‧α

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Eruthraíā) (adjective), feminine of adjective Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, red). Substantivised by ellipsis of a noun e.g. χώρα f (khṓra, land, country) for the peninsula of Asia Minor where Ἐρυθραί f (Eruthraí, the city of Erythrae) was situated.

Proper noun

Ερυθραία (Erythraíaf

  1. (historical) the territory of the peninsula of Erythrae in Asia Minor
  2. (historical) An ancient city in Boeotia, in modern Greece
Declension
Declension of Ερυθραία
singular plural
nominative Ερυθραία (Erythraía) Ερυθραίες (Erythraíes)
genitive Ερυθραίας (Erythraías) Ερυθραιών (Erythraión)
accusative Ερυθραία (Erythraía) Ερυθραίες (Erythraíes)
vocative Ερυθραία (Erythraía) Ερυθραίες (Erythraíes)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Eritrea,[1] from Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Eruthraíā), feminine of the adjective Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, red). As in the phrase Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa) (in Herodous Ἐρυθρὴ θάλασσα (Eruthrḕ thálassa) literally Red Sea.

Proper noun

Ερυθραία (Erythraíaf

  1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

Proper noun

Ερυθραία (Erythraíaf (plural Ερυθραίες, masculine Ερυθραίος)

  1. Eritrean (a female person from Eritrea or of Eritrean ethnicity). in Africa
  • Ερυθραίος m (Erythraíos, Eritrean)
  • Ερυθραία f (Erythraía, Eritrean)

References

  1. ^ Ερυθραία - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

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