Ἐρυθραία

See also: Ερυθραία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine of adjective Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos), ultimately from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”). Substantivised by ellipsis of a noun e.g. χώρα f (khṓra, “land, country”) for the peninsula of Asia Minor where Ἐρυθραί f (Eruthraí, “the Ionian city of Erythrae”) was situated.
Also, with the sense as in the phrase Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa) (in Herodous Ἐρυθρὴ θάλασσα (Eruthrḕ thálassa) literally Red Sea.

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

Ἐρυθραίᾱ • (Eruthraíā)

  1. inflection of Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos):
    1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine

Proper noun

Ἐρῠθραίᾱ • (Eruthraíā) f (genitive Ἐρῠθραίᾱς); first declension

  1. Erythraea, the land of Erythrae

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Ἐρῠθραίᾱ; τῆς Ἐρῠθραίᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἐρῠθραίᾱ
hē Eruthraíā
Genitive τῆς Ἐρῠθραίᾱς
tês Eruthraíās
Dative τῇ Ἐρῠθραίᾳ
têi Eruthraíāi
Accusative τὴν Ἐρῠθραίᾱν
tḕn Eruthraíān
Vocative Ἐρῠθραίᾱ
Eruthraíā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • > Greek: Ερυθραία (Erythraía) (inherited) for the land in Asia Minor
  • → Latin: Erythraea

For the African country, most other languages' forms of the name derive from the Italian form.

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