Ἐρυθρά
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See also: ερυθρά
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From the adjective ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”), related to the naming of Ἐρυθραία (Eruthraía, “Erythraea or Eritrea”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.ry.tʰrǎː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e.ryˈtʰra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e.ryˈθra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e.ryˈθra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e.riˈθra/
Proper noun
Ἐρῠθρᾱ́ • (Eruthrā́) f (genitive Ἐρῠθρᾶς); first declension
- Red Sea
- Indian Ocean (seen by the Ancient Greeks as the greater Red Sea)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Ἐρῠθρᾱ́ hē Eruthrā́ | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Ἐρῠθρᾶς tês Eruthrâs | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Ἐρῠθρᾷ têi Eruthrâi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Ἐρῠθρᾱ́ν tḕn Eruthrā́n | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἐρῠθρᾱ́ Eruthrā́ | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,013