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ἤπειρος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *ā́peřřos, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₂per- (Beekes) or *h₂eh₁/h₂per-io- (Kroonen). Cognates include Proto-Germanic *ōferaz and possibly Old Armenian ափն (apʻn); see those for more. If the appurtenance of Armenian is accepted, we may be dealing with a heteroclitic r/n-stem.

According to Specht apud Olsen, this Indo-European root is a vrddhi derivative from the etymon of Sanskrit अपर (ápara, posterior, later, latter).

In relation with al. Ufer, asaj. ōfer 'firm land'

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἤπειρος (ḗpeirosf (genitive ἠπείρου); second declension

  1. mainland, land
  2. The mainland of Greece
  3. continent
  4. inland areas (as opposed to coastal areas)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ήπειρος (ípeiros)
  • English: eperopolis

Further reading

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