Ερυθραία
See also: Ἐρυθραία
Greek
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Eruthraíā) (adjective), feminine of adjective Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”). Substantivised by ellipsis of a noun e.g. χώρα f (khṓra, “land, country”) for the peninsula of Asia Minor where Ἐρυθραί f (Eruthraí, “the city of Erythrae”) was situated.
Proper noun
editΕρυθραία • (Erythraía) f
- (historical) the territory of the peninsula of Erythrae in Asia Minor
- (historical) An ancient city in Boeotia, in modern Greece
Declension
editDeclension of Ερυθραία
Related terms
edit- Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí, other cities with a similar name)
- ερυθραϊκός (erythraïkós, “Erythraea”, adjective)
- Ερυθραίος (Erythraíos, “Erythraean”)
- Ερυθραιώτης m (Erythraiótis, “Erythraean or from the suburb New Erythraea”) / Ερυθραιώτισσα f (Erythraiótissa)
- Νέα (Néa) Ερυθραία "New Erythraea", suburb of Athens
- πανερυθραϊκός (panerythraïkós, “panerythraean”)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Italian Eritrea,[1] from Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Eruthraíā), feminine of the adjective Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”). As in the phrase Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa) (in Herodous Ἐρυθρὴ θάλασσα (Eruthrḕ thálassa) literally Red Sea.
Proper noun
editΕρυθραία • (Erythraía) f
- Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)
Proper noun
editΕρυθραία • (Erythraía) f (plural Ερυθραίες, masculine Ερυθραίος)
Related terms
edit- Ερυθραίος m (Erythraíos, “Eritrean”)
- Ερυθραία f (Erythraía, “Eritrean”)
References
edit- ^ Ερυθραία - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
Further reading
edit- Erythrae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia in Asia Minor
- Ερυθραία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el in Africa
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