Peloponnesian

English

Etymology

From Latin Peloponnesius, from Peloponnesus, from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos, literally “the island of Pelops”).

Adjective

Peloponnesian (comparative more Peloponnesian, superlative most Peloponnesian)

Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece.

Translations

pertaining to the Peloponnesus

Catalan: peloponesi (ca)
Czech: peloponéský
Italian: peloponnesiaco (it)
Occitan: peloponesiac
Portuguese: peloponésio
Spanish: peloponesio, peloponense

Noun

Peloponnesian (plural Peloponnesians)

A native or inhabitant of the Peloponnesus.

Translations

inhabitant of the Peloponnesus

Catalan: peloponesi (ca) m
Czech: Peloponésan m
Italian: peloponnesiaco (it) m
Portuguese: peloponésio m
Spanish: peloponesio m, peloponense m

References

“Peloponnesian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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