Εὐρώπα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), Εὐρωπείη (Eurōpeíē) — Ionic
• Εὐρωπίᾱ (Eurōpíā), Εὐρωπείᾱ (Eurōpeíā) — Poetic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.rɔ̌ː.paː/ → /eˈβro.pa/ → /eˈvro.pa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.rɔ̌ː.paː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ewˈro.pa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈβro.pa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈvro.pa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈvro.pa/

Proper noun

Εὐρώπᾱ • (Eurṓpā) f (genitive Εὐρώπᾱς); first declension (Doric, Aeolic)

1. (Greek mythology) Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē):
   1. Europa (a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)
   2. Europe (a continent)

Inflection

First declension of ᾱ̔ Εὐρώπᾱ; τᾶς Εὐρώπᾱς (Doric)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ᾱ̔ Εὐρώπᾱ hā Eurṓpā
Genitive	τᾶς Εὐρώπᾱς tâs Eurṓpās
Dative	τᾷ Εὐρώπᾳ tâi Eurṓpāi
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν Εὐρώπᾱν tā̀n Eurṓpān
Vocative	Εὐρώπᾱ Eurṓpā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

The personal name rarely takes a definite article.

Derived terms

• Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos)

Descendants

• → Latin: Europa (see there for further descendants)
• → Old Armenian: Եւրոպա (Ewropa), Եւրոպիա (Ewropia)

See also

• Εὐρώπα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette