Erythraea
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.ryˈtʰrae̯.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.riˈt̪rɛː.a]
Etymology 1
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Erŭthraíā), feminine of Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos, “Erythraean”, itself from Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí, “Erythrae”) + -αῖος (-aîos)).
Proper noun
[edit]Erythraea f sg (genitive Erythraeae); first declension
- the territory of Erythrae, Beotia
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Erythraea |
genitive | Erythraeae |
dative | Erythraeae |
accusative | Erythraeam |
ablative | Erythraeā |
vocative | Erythraea |
References
[edit]- Erythraea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2
[edit]Learned borrowing from Italian Eritrea, the latter of which was first used as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).
Proper noun
[edit]Erythraea f sg (genitive Erythraeae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Erythraea |
genitive | Erythraeae |
dative | Erythraeae |
accusative | Erythraeam |
ablative | Erythraeā |
vocative | Erythraea |
Descendants
[edit]- → German: Erythräa
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