επαρχία
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See also: ἐπαρχία
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía) from Latin provincia. Also, semantic loan from French province, préfecture.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
επαρχία • (eparchía) f (plural επαρχίες)
- province
- eparchy, an administrative area in Greece; hundred.
- a bishop's province
- collectively, the provinces; any region away from the capital
Usage notes
(administrative area): Each επαρχία (eparchía, “eparchy”) is a subdivision of a νομός (nomós, “nome”), a number of which make up a περιφέρεια (periféreia, “periphery”).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | επαρχία (eparchía) | επαρχίες (eparchíes) |
| genitive | επαρχίας (eparchías) | επαρχιών (eparchión) |
| accusative | επαρχία (eparchía) | επαρχίες (eparchíes) |
| vocative | επαρχία (eparchía) | επαρχίες (eparchíes) |
Derived terms
- επαρχιακός (eparchiakós, “provincial”)
- επαρχιώτης m (eparchiótis, “naive person, provincial”)
- επαρχιώτικος (eparchiótikos, “provincial”)
- επαρχιώτισσα f (eparchiótissa, “naive person, provincial”)
- έπαρχος m (éparchos, “eparch”)
References
- ^ επαρχία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
επαρχία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
