Ηλύσια Πεδία
See also: Ἠλύσια Πεδία
Greek
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον Πεδῐ́ον (Ēlúsion Pedíon) in the plural Ἠλύσια Πεδία (Ēlúsia Pedía). See Ἠλύσιος (Ēlúsios, adjective) & πεδίον n (pedíon).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editΗλύσια Πεδία • (Ilýsia Pedía) n pl
- (Greek mythology) the Elysian Fields, Elysium
- (metonymically) the presidency of France (see Champs-Élysées)
Related terms
edit- πεδίο n (pedío, “field”)
Further reading
edit- ηλύσιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- Ηλύσια Πεδία - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- “Ἠλύσιος”, “Ἠλύσιον”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
Ηλύσια Πεδία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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