Ηλύσια Πεδία
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον Πεδῐ́ον (Ēlúsion Pedíon) in the plural Ἠλύσια Πεδία (Ēlúsia Pedía). See Ἠλύσιος (Ēlúsios, adjective) & πεδίον n (pedíon).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ηλύσια Πεδία • (Ilýsia Pedía) n pl
- (Greek mythology) the Elysian Fields, Elysium
- (metonymically) the presidency of France (see Champs-Élysées)
Related terms
- πεδίο n (pedío, “field”)
Further reading
- ηλύσιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- Ηλύσια Πεδία - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- “Ἠλύσιος”, “Ἠλύσιον”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
Ηλύσια Πεδία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
