EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), a character name in Greek mythology. Doublet of Europe.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /jʊˈɹoʊpə/
  • (file)

Proper nounEdit

 
The moon Europa

Europa

  1. (Greek mythology) Several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
  3. (astronomy) 52 Europa, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

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Tethys
Dione
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Miranda
Ariel
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Titania
Oberon
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AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch Europa.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Europa

  1. Europe

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AsturianEdit

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. Europe

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CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. Europe

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DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Via Latin Eurōpa from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē)

PronunciationEdit

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Europa

  1. Europe

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch europa, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā), Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /øːˈroːpaː/, [øˑˈroːpaˑ], [ʏˑˈroːpaˑ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Eu‧ro‧pa
  • Rhymes: -oːpaː

Proper nounEdit

Europa n

  1. The continent Europe

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Afrikaans: Europa
  • Negerhollands: Juropa
  • Malay: Eropah

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. (Greek mythology) A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  2. A moon of Jupiter

FarefareEdit

EtymologyEdit

Learned borrowing in 2021 from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā), Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /e.u.ɾo.pa/
  • Hyphenation: E‧u‧ro‧pa
  • Rhymes: -ɾo.pa

Proper nounEdit

Europa

  1. The continent Europe

HyponymsEdit

GalicianEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Europa

  1. Europe
  2. (astronomy) Europa (large moon of Jupiter)
  3. (astronomy) Europa (asteroid)
  4. (Greek mythology) Europa (woman seduced by Zeus)

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GermanEdit

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Europa n (proper noun, strong, genitive Europa or Europas or Europens)

  1. The continent Europe
    Deutschland liegt im Herzen Europas.
    Germany lies in the heart of Europe.
  2. The European legal space; the territory characterized by the European Union

DeclensionEdit

Coordinate termsEdit

(continents) Erdteil, Kontinent; Afrika, Amerika (Nordamerika, Südamerika), Antarktika, Asien, Europa, Ozeanien (Category: de:Continents)

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Proper nounEdit

Europa f (genitive Europas or Europa)

  1. (Greek mythology) A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  2. A moon of Jupiter

Further readingEdit

  • Europa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

IdoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Europe, French Europe, German Europa, Italian Europa, Russian Евро́па (Jevrópa), Spanish Europa, ultimately from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ew.ˈro.pa/, /ɛw.ˈɾɔ.pa/

Proper nounEdit

Europa

  1. Europe

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InterlinguaEdit

 
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Proper nounEdit

Europa

  1. Europe
  2. Europa

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EtymologyEdit

From Latin Eurōpa.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ewˈrɔ.pa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpa
  • Hyphenation: Eu‧rò‧pa

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. (continent) Europe
    Hypernym: Eurasia
  2. (nautical, sailing, sports) Europe (an olympic sailing class)
  3. (astronomy, natural satellite) Europa
  4. (astronomy, asteroid) 62 Europa
  5. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (consort of Zeus, daughter of Agenor)
  6. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys)

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Star Sole
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Mercurio Venere Terra Marte Cerere Giove Saturno Urano Nettuno Plutone Eris (Eride)
Notable
moons
Luna Fobos
Deimos
Io
Europa
Ganimede
Callisto
Mimas
Encelado
Teti
Dione
Rea
Titano
Giapeto

Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon
Tritone Caronte Disnomia

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Europa seated on a bull (Jupiter in disguise), in fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD.
 
The world according to Herodotus showing Europa near the top of the map.

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EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā).

PronunciationEdit

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Eurōpa f sg (genitive Eurōpae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Phoenician king Agenor who was abducted by Jupiter and carried to Crete)
  2. Europe
    • 43, Pomponius Mela, De situ orbis, book 1, chapter 3:
      Brevis Europae descriptio.—Europa terminos habet, ab oriente Tanain et Maeotida et Pontum; a meridie reliqua nostri maris; ab occidente Atlanticum; a septentrione Britannicum oceanum. (genitive and nomitive cases)
      A brief description of Europe.—Europe's borders, on the east are Tanais, Maeotida, and Pontus; on the south, the rest of our sea; on the west, the side of the Atlantic; north of the British Ocean.
    • ca. 415, Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, book 6, section 661:
      Quartus vero et magnus Europae sinus ab Hellesponto incipiens Maeotis ostio terminatur. Nam arctum mare inter Europam et Asiam in angustias septem stadiorum interfluens coarctatur; quas angustias Hellespontum dicunt, ubi Xerxes Persidis rex aggregatis navibus ponteque constructo exercitum duxit. (genitive and accusative cases)
      The fourth and great bay of Europe, beginning from the Hellespont, terminates at the mouth of the Maeotis. For the narrow sea flowing between Europe and Asia is confined to a narrow strip of seven furlongs; which they call the narrows of the Hellespont, where Xerxes, king of the Persians, assembled his ships and led his army under a bridge.
  3. (New Latin, astronomy) Europa (moon of Jupiter)
  4. (New Latin, astronomy) 52 Europa (main belt asteroid)

DeclensionEdit

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Eurōpa
Genitive Eurōpae
Dative Eurōpae
Accusative Eurōpam
Ablative Eurōpā
Vocative Eurōpa

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DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Europa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Europa”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • Europa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Europa”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Europa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

LithuanianEdit

 
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Europa

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. Europe (continent)

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

PronunciationEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Europa

  1. Europe (continent)
    Hun kan alle hovedstedene i Europa.
    She can name all the capitals in Europe.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper nounEdit

Europa

  1. Europe (continent)
    Ho kan alle hovudstadene i Europa.
    She can name all the capitals in Europe.

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PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɛwˈrɔ.pa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔpa
  • Syllabification: Eu‧ro‧pa

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. Europe
    Europa PółnocnaNorthern Europe
  2. Europa

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Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Europa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Europa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ewˈɾɔ.pɐ/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɔ.pɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ewˈɾɔ.pa/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɔ.pa]

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. Europe (a continent)
  2. (Greek mythology) Europa (Phoenician princess)
  3. (astronomy) Europa (moon of Jupiter)

QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Europa.

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RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. Europe (a continent)
  2. Europa (goddess)
  3. Europa (moon of Jupiter)

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RomanschEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper nounEdit

L'Europa f

  1. (geography) Europe
  2. (astronomy) Europa

Serbo-CroatianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /eurǒːpa/
  • Hyphenation: E‧u‧ro‧pa

Proper nounEdit

Európa f (Cyrillic spelling Еуро́па)

  1. (Croatia) Europe
  2. (Croatia) Europa

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SicilianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin Eurōpa. Doublet of Sicilian Aurupa.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɛwˈɾɔ.pa/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ɪwˈɾu.pa/ (sicilianized)
  • Hyphenation: Eu‧rò‧pa

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. (continent) Europe (the portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean)
    Hypernym: Euràsia
  2. (astronomy, natural satellite) Europa
  3. (astronomy, asteroid) 62 Europa
  4. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (consort of Zeus, daughter of Agenor)
  5. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys)

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /euˈɾopa/ [eu̯ˈɾo.pa]
  • Rhymes: -opa
  • Syllabification: Eu‧ro‧pa

Proper nounEdit

Europa f

  1. Europe (the portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean)
  2. (astronomy) Europa (large moon of Jupiter)
  3. (astronomy) Europa (asteroid)
  4. (Greek mythology) Europa (woman seduced by Zeus)

Derived termsEdit

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DescendantsEdit

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Europa n (genitive Europas)

  1. Europe, the westernmost part of the Eurasian continent, north of Africa and west of Asia

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Proper nounEdit

Europa c (genitive Europas)

  1. Europa (goddess)
  2. Europa, a moon of Jupiter

TagalogEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish Europa.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: Eu‧ro‧pa
  • IPA(key): /juˈɾopa/, [jʊˈɾo.pɐ]
  • IPA(key): /ʔewˈɾopa/, [ʔɛʊ̯ˈɾo.pɐ] (obsolete)

Proper nounEdit

Europa (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜇᜓᜉ or ᜁᜂᜇᜓᜉ)

  1. Europe (a continent)

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