Αἰθιοπία

See also: Αιθιοπία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

An -ία (-ía) derivation of Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), of disputed origin (see the article).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.tʰi.o.pí.aː/ → /ɛ.θi.oˈpi.a/ → /e.θi.oˈpi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.tʰi.o.pí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ.tʰi.oˈpi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛ.θi.oˈpi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.θi.oˈpi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.θi.oˈpi.a/

Proper noun

Αἰθιοπίᾱ • (Aithiopíā) f (genitive Αἰθιοπίᾱς); first declension

1. Ethiopia (a historical region in East Africa)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Αἰθιοπίᾱ; τῆς Αἰθιοπίᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Αἰθιοπίᾱ hē Aithiopíā
Genitive	τῆς Αἰθιοπίᾱς tês Aithiopíās
Dative	τῇ Αἰθιοπίᾳ têi Aithiopíāi
Accusative	τὴν Αἰθιοπίᾱν tḕn Aithiopíān
Vocative	Αἰθιοπίᾱ Aithiopíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Αἰθιοπικός (Aithiopikós)
• Αἰθιόπιος (Aithiópios)
• Αἰθιοπίς (Aithiopís)

Descendants

• → Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ (ʾityop̣ya)
• → Coptic: ⲑⲉⲟⲡⲓⲁ (theopia)
• → English: Ethiopia
• → Ge'ez: ኢትዮጵያ (ʾityop̣ya)
• → German: Äthiopien
• Greek: Αιθιοπία (Aithiopía)
• → Latin: Aethiopia
• → Old Armenian: Եթովպիա (Etʻovpia)
  • Armenian: Եթովպիա (Etʻovpia)

References

• “Αἰθιοπία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Αἰθιοπία”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Αἰθιοπία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,010