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Erythraea.

the territory of Erythrae, Beotia

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ɛ.ryˈtʰrae̯.a]Classical-Latin[e.riˈtrɛː.a]

  1. the territory of Erythrae, Beotia

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Erŭthraíā), feminine of Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos, “Erythraean”, itself from Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí, “Erythrae”) + -αῖος (-aîos)).

name[ɛ.ryˈtʰrae̯.a]Classical-Latin[e.riˈtrɛː.a]

  1. Erythraea (a town in ancient Crete)

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Erŭthraíā). Further etymology unknown.

name[ɛ.ryˈtʰrae̯.a]Classical-Latin[e.riˈtrɛː.a]

  1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

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”).

adj[ɛ.ryˈtʰrae̯.a]Classical-Latin[e.riˈtrɛː.a]

  1. inflection of Erythraeus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of Erythraeus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adj[ɛ.ryˈtʰrae̯.a]Classical-Latin[e.riˈtrɛː.a]

  1. ablative feminine singular of Erythraeus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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