Ἐρυθραία

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminine of adjective Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos), ultimately from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, red). Substantivised by ellipsis of a noun e.g. χώρα f (khṓra, land, country) for the peninsula of Asia Minor where Ἐρυθραί f (Eruthraí, the Ionian city of Erythrae) was situated.
Also, with the sense as in the phrase Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa) (in Herodous Ἐρυθρὴ θάλασσα (Eruthrḕ thálassa) literally Red Sea.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

Ἐρυθραίᾱ (Eruthraíā)

  1. inflection of Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos):
    1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine

Proper noun[edit]

Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Eruthraíāf (genitive Ἐρῠθραίᾱς); first declension

  1. Erythraea, the land of Erythrae

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • > Greek: Ερυθραία (Erythraía) (inherited) for the land in Asia Minor
  • Latin: Erythraea

For the African country, most other languages' forms of the name derive from the Italian form.

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