γαῖα

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See also: Γαία and Γαῖα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably related to γῆ (, earth).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γαῖᾰ (gaîaf (genitive γαίᾱς); first declension

  1. (poetic) land, country
  2. earth (material)
  3. earth (element)
  4. the Earth (see Γαῖα (Gaîa))

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γαῖα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 255

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