Erythrae

English

Alternative forms

• Erythræ (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin Erythrae, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɹɪˌθɹiː/
• Hyphenation: Er‧y‧thrae

Proper noun

Erythrae

1. (historical) A town of Boeotia situated a little south of the Asopus
2. (historical) A town of Locris and port of Eupalium
3. (historical) A city of the Ionians

Derived terms

• Erythraean

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈryː.tʰrae̯/, [ɛˈryːt̪ʰräe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈri.tre/, [eˈriːt̪re]

Proper noun

Erȳthrae f pl (genitive Erȳthrārum); first declension

1. Erythrae (town of Boeotia situated a little south of the Asopus)
2. Erythrae (town of Locris and port of Eupalium)
3. Erythrae (city of the Ionians)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Erȳthrae
Genitive	Erȳthrārum
Dative	Erȳthrīs
Accusative	Erȳthrās
Ablative	Erȳthrīs
Vocative	Erȳthrae
Locative	Erȳthrīs

Derived terms

• Erȳthraeus

Descendants

• French: Érythres
• Italian: Eritre
• → English: Erythrae

References

• “Erythrae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Erythrae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Erythrae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.