Ερυθραία
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See also: Ἐρυθραία
Greek[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Eruthraíā) (adjective), feminine of adjective Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos), 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 city of Erythrae”) was situated.
Proper noun[edit]
Ερυθραία • (Erythraía) f
- (historical) the territory of the peninsula of Erythrae in Asia Minor
- (historical) also, an ancient city at Boeotia for other cities, see the ancient Ἐρυθραί
Declension[edit]
declension of Ερυθραία
Related terms[edit]
- ερυθραϊκός (erythraïkós, “Erythraea”, adjective)
- Ερυθραίος (Erythraíos, “Erythraean”)
- Ερυθραιώτης m (Erythraiótis, “Erythraean or from the suburb New Erythraea”) / Ερυθραιώτισσα f (Erythraiótissa)
- Νέα (Néa) Ερυθραία "New Erythraea", suburb of Athens
- πανερυθραϊκός (panerythraïkós, “panerythraean”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Italian Eritrea,[1] from Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Eruthraíā), feminine of the adjective Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”). As in the phrase Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa) (in Herodous Ἐρυθρὴ θάλασσα (Eruthrḕ thálassa) literally Red Sea.
Proper noun[edit]
Ερυθραία • (Erythraía) f in the singular
- Eritrea (the territory in Africa)
Proper noun[edit]
Ερυθραία • (Erythraía) f (plural Ερυθραίες, masculine Ερυθραίος)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “Ερυθραία”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
Further reading[edit]
Erythrae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia in Asia Minor
Ερυθραία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el in Africa
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