Europa

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See also: Europą, Európa, Euròpa, Eùropa, eŭropa, Eurōpa, and Eŭropa

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), a character name in Greek mythology. Doublet of Europe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jʊˈɹoʊpə/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun[edit]

The moon Europa

Europa

  1. (Greek mythology) Several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
  3. (astronomy) 52 Europa, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

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Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text)
Star Sun
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Mercury Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Moon Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch Europa.

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Europa

  1. Europe

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Asturian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Europa f

  1. Europe

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Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Europa f

  1. Europe

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Via Latin Eurōpa from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē)

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Europa

  1. Europe

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch europa, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā), Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /øːˈroːpaː/, [øˑˈroːpaˑ], [ʏˑˈroːpaˑ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Eu‧ro‧pa
  • Rhymes: -oːpaː

Proper noun[edit]

Europa n

  1. The continent Europe

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: Europa
  • Negerhollands: Juropa
  • → Malay: Eropah

Proper noun[edit]

Europa f

  1. (Greek mythology) A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  2. A moon of Jupiter

Farefare[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing in 2021 from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā), Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.u.ɾo.pa/
  • Hyphenation: E‧u‧ro‧pa
  • Rhymes: -ɾo.pa

Proper noun[edit]

Europa

  1. The continent Europe

Hyponyms[edit]

Galician[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Europa

  1. Europe
  2. (astronomy) Europa (large moon of Jupiter)
  3. (astronomy) Europa (asteroid)
  4. (Greek mythology) Europa (woman seduced by Zeus)

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German[edit]

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Europa n (proper noun, strong, genitive Europa or Europas or Europens)

  1. The continent Europe
    Deutschland liegt im Herzen Europas.
    Germany lies in the heart of Europe.
  2. The European legal space; the territory characterized by the European Union

Declension[edit]

Declension of Europa [sg-only, neuter // feminine (rare), strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein, eine das, die Europa
genitive eines, einer des, der Europa, Europas, Europens1
dative einem, einer dem, der Europa
accusative ein, eine das, die Europa

1Now rare.

Coordinate terms[edit]

(continents) Erdteil, Kontinent; Afrika, Amerika (Nordamerika, Südamerika), Antarktika, Asien, Europa, Ozeanien (Category: de:Continents)

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Proper noun[edit]

Europa f (genitive Europas or Europa)

  1. (Greek mythology) A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  2. A moon of Jupiter

Further reading[edit]

  • “Europa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Europe, French Europe, German Europa, Italian Europa, Russian Евро́па (Jevrópa), Spanish Europa, ultimately from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ew.ˈro.pa/, /ɛw.ˈɾɔ.pa/

Proper noun[edit]

Europa

  1. Europe

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Interlingua[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Europa

  1. Europe
  2. Europa

Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin Eurōpa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ewˈrɔ.pa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpa
  • Hyphenation: Eu‧rò‧pa

Proper noun[edit]

Europa f

  1. (continent) Europe
    Hypernym: Eurasia
  2. (nautical, sailing, sports) Europe (an olympic sailing class)
  3. (astronomy, natural satellite) Europa
  4. (astronomy, asteroid) 52 Europa
  5. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (consort of Zeus, daughter of Agenor)
  6. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys)

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Solar System in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text)
Star Sole
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Mercurio Venere Terra Marte Cerere Giove Saturno Urano Nettuno Plutone Eris (Eride)
Notable
moons 		— — Luna Fobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganimede
Callisto 		Mimas
Encelado
Teti
Dione
Rea
Titano
Giapeto
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Tritone Caronte Disnomia

Latin[edit]

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Europa seated on a bull (Jupiter in disguise), in fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD.
The world according to Herodotus showing Europa near the top of the map.

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa); cognate with Attic Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

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Eurōpa f sg (genitive Eurōpae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Phoenician king Agenor who was abducted by Jupiter and carried to Crete)
  2. Europe
    • 43, Pomponius Mela, De situ orbis, book 1, chapter 3:
      Brevis Europae descriptio.—Europa terminos habet, ab oriente Tanain et Maeotida et Pontum; a meridie reliqua nostri maris; ab occidente Atlanticum; a septentrione Britannicum oceanum. (genitive and nomitive cases)
      A brief description of Europe.—Europe's borders, on the east are Tanais, Maeotida, and Pontus; on the south, the rest of our sea; on the west, the side of the Atlantic; north of the British Ocean.
    • ca. 415, Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, book 6, section 661:
      Quartus vero et magnus Europae sinus ab Hellesponto incipiens Maeotis ostio terminatur. Nam arctum mare inter Europam et Asiam in angustias septem stadiorum interfluens coarctatur; quas angustias Hellespontum dicunt, ubi Xerxes Persidis rex aggregatis navibus ponteque constructo exercitum duxit. (genitive and accusative cases)
      The fourth and great bay of Europe, beginning from the Hellespont, terminates at the mouth of the Maeotis. For the narrow sea flowing between Europe and Asia is confined to a narrow strip of seven furlongs; which they call the narrows of the Hellespont, where Xerxes, king of the Persians, assembled his ships and led his army under a bridge.
  3. (New Latin, astronomy) Europa (moon of Jupiter)
  4. (New Latin, astronomy) 52 Europa (main belt asteroid)

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Eurōpa
Genitive Eurōpae
Dative Eurōpae
Accusative Eurōpam
Ablative Eurōpā
Vocative Eurōpa

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • “Europa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Europa”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]
  • “Europa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “Europa”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • “Europa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Lithuanian[edit]

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Europa

Proper noun[edit]

Europa f

  1. Europe (continent)

Declension[edit]

    declension of Europa
nominative Europa
genitive Europos
dative Europai
accusative Europą
instrumental Europa
locative Europoje
vocative Europa

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Europa

  1. Europe (continent)
    Hun kan alle hovedstedene i Europa.
    She can name all the capitals in Europe.

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper noun[edit]

Europa

  1. Europe (continent)
    Ho kan alle hovudstadene i Europa.
    She can name all the capitals in Europe.

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛwˈrɔ.pa/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔpa
  • Syllabification: Eu‧ro‧pa

Proper noun[edit]

Europa f

  1. Europe
    Europa Północna ― Northern Europe
  2. (Greek mythology) Europa (princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)
  3. Europa (moon of Jupiter)
  4. Europa (asteroid)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Europa
singular
nominative Europa
genitive Europy
dative Europie
accusative Europę
instrumental Europą
locative Europie
vocative Europo

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Europa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Europa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ewˈɾɔ.pɐ/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɔ.pɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ewˈɾɔ.pa/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɔ.pa]

Proper noun[edit]

Europa f

  2. Europe (a continent)
  4. (Greek mythology) Europa (Phoenician princess)
  6. (astronomy) Europa (moon of Jupiter)

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Europa.

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Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Europa f

  1. Europe (a continent)
  2. Europa (goddess)
  3. Europa (moon of Jupiter)

Declension[edit]

declension of Europa (singular only)
singular
f gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) Europă Europa
genitive/dative (unei) Europe Europei
vocative Europă, Europo

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Romansch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper noun[edit]

L'Europa f

  1. Europe
  2. (astronomy) Europa

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eurǒːpa/
  • Hyphenation: E‧u‧ro‧pa

Proper noun[edit]

Európa f (Cyrillic spelling Еуро́па)

  1. (Croatia) Europe
  2. (Croatia) Europa

Declension[edit]

Declension of Europa
singular
nominative Europa
genitive Europe
dative Europi
accusative Europu
vocative Europo
locative Europi
instrumental Europom

Sicilian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Eurōpa. Doublet of Sicilian Aurupa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛwˈɾɔ.pa/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ɪwˈɾu.pa/ (sicilianized)
  • Hyphenation: Eu‧rò‧pa

Proper noun[edit]

Europa f

  1. (continent) Europe (the portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean)
    Hypernym: Euràsia
  2. (astronomy, natural satellite) Europa
  3. (astronomy, asteroid) 52 Europa
  4. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (consort of Zeus, daughter of Agenor)
  5. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys)

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Spanish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /euˈɾopa/ [eu̯ˈɾo.pa]
  • Rhymes: -opa
  • Syllabification: Eu‧ro‧pa

Proper noun[edit]

Europa f

  1. Europe (the portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean)
  2. (astronomy) Europa (large moon of Jupiter)
  3. (astronomy) Europa (asteroid)
  4. (Greek mythology) Europa (woman seduced by Zeus)

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Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

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Europa n (genitive Europas)

  1. Europe, the westernmost part of the Eurasian continent, north of Africa and west of Asia

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Europa c (genitive Europas)

  1. Europa (goddess)
  2. Europa, a moon of Jupiter

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Europa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Eu‧ro‧pa
  • IPA(key): /juˈɾopa/, [jʊˈɾo.pɐ]
  • IPA(key): /ʔewˈɾopa/, [ʔɛʊ̯ˈɾo.pɐ] (obsolete)

Proper noun[edit]

Europa (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜇᜓᜉ or ᜁᜏ᜔ᜇᜓᜉ)

  1. Europe (a continent)

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References[edit]

Turkish[edit]

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Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun[edit]

Europa

  1. (Greek mythology) Europa
  2. (astronomy) Europa
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