Καλαβρία

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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  • From the name of an Oscan tribe that settled in the area, 3rd century B.C.
  • From καλά (kalá, beautiful, lovely, good, quality, useful) and βρύω (brúō, to abound, grow luxuriantly), but this could be folk etymology.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Κᾰλᾰβρῐ́ᾱ (Kalabríāf (genitive Κᾰλᾰβρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. Calabria

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Charnock, Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names