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peloponnesius.

Peloponnesian (of or pertaining to the Peloponnese)

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Meaning & usage

adj[pɛ.ɫɔ.pɔnˈneː.si.ʊs]Classical-Latin[pe.lo.ponˈnɛː.s̬i.us]

  1. Peloponnesian (of or pertaining to the Peloponnese)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der. Ancient Greek πέλλος (péllos) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) Ancient Greek Πέλοπος (Pélopos) Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos) univ. Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek Πελοποννήσιος (Peloponnḗsios)bor. Latin peloponnēsius Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοποννήσιος (Peloponnḗsios). By surface analysis, Peloponnēsus + -ius (adjectival suffix).

noun[pɛ.ɫɔ.pɔnˈneː.si.ʊs]Classical-Latin[pe.lo.ponˈnɛː.s̬i.us]

  1. a (male) Peloponnesian (inhabitant of the Peloponnese)

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der. Ancient Greek πέλλος (péllos) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) Ancient Greek Πέλοπος (Pélopos) Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos) univ. Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek Πελοποννήσιος (Peloponnḗsios)bor. Latin peloponnēsius Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοποννήσιος (Peloponnḗsios). By surface analysis, Peloponnēsus + -ius (adjectival suffix).

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