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)

  1. province
  2. eparchy, an administrative area in Greece; hundred.
  3. a bishop's province
  4. collectively, the provinces; any region away from the capital

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

  1. επαρχία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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