Λασίθι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Λασίθι (Lasíthi), from Venetian la (“the”) Seteia (“Sitia”). Sitia is a large town in the easternmost part of the prefecture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈsiθi/
• Hyphenation: Λα‧σί‧θι

Proper noun

Λασίθι • (Lasíthi) n

1. Lasithi (former prefecture and current regional unit in eastern Crete in Greece)
2. Lasithi (plateau in the above area)

Declension

  Λασίθι

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Λασίθι •
genitive	Λασιθίου •
accusative	Λασίθι •
vocative	Λασίθι •

Hypernyms

• Άγιος Νικόλαος m (Ágios Nikólaos, “Agios Nikolaos”)
• Ιεράπετρα f (Ierápetra, “Ierapetra”)
• Σητεία f (Siteía, “Sitia”)

Derived terms

• Λασιθιώτης m (Lasithiótis, “male from Lasithi”)
• Λασιθιώτισσα f (Lasithiótissa, “female from Lasithi”)
• λασιθιώτικος (lasithiótikos) (adjective)

Further reading

• Λασίθι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el