Eretria
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐρέτρῐᾰ (Erétria), literally "city of the rowers", from ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rower”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eretria
- (historical) A town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important polis in the 6th/5th century BC.
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρέτρια (Erétria).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈre.tri.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈre.tri.a/,
Proper noun
Eretria f sg (genitive Eretriae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Eretria |
| Genitive | Eretriae |
| Dative | Eretriae |
| Accusative | Eretriam |
| Ablative | Eretriā |
| Vocative | Eretria |
| Locative | Eretriae |
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References
- “Eretria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Eretria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Eretria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly