επαρχία
See also: ἐπαρχία
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía) from Latin provincia. Also, semantic loan from French province, préfecture.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.paɾˈçi.a/
- Hyphenation: ε‧παρ‧χί‧α
Noun
επαρχία • (eparchía) f (plural επαρχίες)
Usage notes
(administrative area): Each επαρχία (eparchía, “eparchy”) is a subdivision of a νομός (nomós, “nome”), a number of which make up a περιφέρεια (periféreia, “periphery”).
Declension
Derived terms
- επαρχιακός (eparchiakós, “provincial”)
- επαρχιώτης m (eparchiótis, “naive person, provincial”)
- επαρχιώτικος (eparchiótikos, “provincial”)
- επαρχιώτισσα f (eparchiótissa, “naive person, provincial”)
- έπαρχος m (éparchos, “eparch”)
References
- επαρχία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Further reading
- επαρχία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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