Erythraea
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.ryˈtʰrae̯.a/, [ɛrʏˈt̪ʰräe̯ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.riˈtre.a/, [eriˈt̪rɛːä]
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Eruthraíā), feminine of Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos, “Erythraean”, itself from Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí, “Erythrae”) + -αῖος (-aîos)).
Proper noun edit
Erythraea f sg (genitive Erythraeae); first declension
- the territory of Erythrae, Beotia
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Erythraea |
Genitive | Erythraeae |
Dative | Erythraeae |
Accusative | Erythraeam |
Ablative | Erythraeā |
Vocative | Erythraea |
References edit
- Erythraea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Italian Eritrea, the latter of which was first used as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).
Proper noun edit
Erythraea f sg (genitive Erythraeae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Erythraea |
Genitive | Erythraeae |
Dative | Erythraeae |
Accusative | Erythraeam |
Ablative | Erythraeā |
Vocative | Erythraea |
Descendants edit
- → German: Erythräa