Αλεξάνδρεια

See also: Ἀλεξάνδρεια

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia). The Egyptian city is named for Alexander the Great.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈksanðɾia/
• Hyphenation: Α‧λε‧ξάν‧δρει‧α

Proper noun

Αλεξάνδρεια • (Alexándreia) f

1. Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
2. Alexandria (large town in Imathia in Greece)
3. Alexandria (any other town so named in Greece)

Declension

  Αλεξάνδρεια

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Αλεξάνδρεια •
genitive	Αλεξάνδρειας •
accusative	Αλεξάνδρεια •
vocative	Αλεξάνδρεια •
The genitive Αλεξανδρείας is common.

Derived terms

• αλεξανδρινός (alexandrinós, “Alexandrian”, adjective)
• αλεξανδρινισμός m (alexandrinismós, “Alexandrian (in imitation)”, noun)

Related terms

• Γιδάς m (Gidás, “Gidas”) (name of the Alexandria in Imathia before 1953)

Further reading

• Αλεξάνδρεια on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el