Δανιμαρκία
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Greek[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Δανιμαρκία • (Danimarkía) f (Katharevousa)
- (obsolete) Denmark
- used figuratively in the phrase
- Κάτι σάπιο υπάρχει στο βασίλειο της Δανιμαρκίας
- Káti sápio ypárchei sto vasíleio tis Danimarkías
- Something is rotten in the state of Denmark (William Shakespeare, Hamlet)
Usage notes[edit]
The word, is well remembered in the set phrase from Shakespeare's Hamlet, from historical Greek Katharevousa translations of previous centuries (e.g. by Iakovos Polylas 1825‑1896)
Synonyms[edit]
- Δανία f (Danía)
Further reading[edit]
- Δανία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el