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Europa.

Europe, the western part of Eurasia, conventionally regarded as a continent, west of Asia and north of Africa

6 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/¹æuˈruː.pa/[æʉˈɾùː.pǎ]
  1. Europe, the western part of Eurasia, conventionally regarded as a continent, west of Asia and north of Africa

    Hun kan alle hovedstedene i Europa.
Where this word comes from

Internationalism; borrowed from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), used in Ancient Greek both as a geographical name and as the name of a mythological figure. The ultimate origin is uncertain and probably Pre-Greek. The geographical and mythological uses may ultimately represent the same name, but a direct historical connection between them has not been established. The traditional interpretation of the mythological name as εὐρύς (eurús, “wide, broad”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face”) is uncertain, as are proposed connections with Semitic words meaning “evening” or “west”. Compare Danish Europa, Swedish Europa, German Europa, Dutch Europa and English Europe.

name/¹æuˈruː.pa/[æʉˈɾùː.pǎ]
  1. Europa, a figure abducted to Crete by Zeus in the form of a bull, traditionally described as a daughter of King Agenor of Phoenicia

    Greek
    Zevs bortførte Europa til Kreta i skikkelse av en okse.
  2. Europa, one of Jupiter's four Galilean moons, with an icy surface and a probable subsurface ocean of salt water

    Forskerne tror at Europa har et hav av saltvann under isskorpen.
  3. Europa, 52 Europa, a large asteroid in the main asteroid belt

    52 Europa ble oppdaget av Hermann Goldschmidt i 1858.
Where this word comes from

Internationalism; ultimately from Latin Eurōpa (“Europa”), from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa, “Europa”), probably from Pre-Greek. Beekes (2004) regards the mythological Europa as an old supernatural figure of probably Pre-Greek date and considers her association with Phoenicia secondary. The original meaning of the name is unknown. The astronomical names are eponyms of the mythological figure. Simon Marius proposed the name for Jupiter's moon in 1614, following a suggestion by Johannes Kepler to name the Galilean moons after mythological figures associated with Jupiter. The asteroid 52 Europa, discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt on 4 February 1858, was likewise named after her.

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