Erythrae
English
Alternative forms
- Erythræ (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin Erythrae, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛɹɪˌθɹiː/
- Hyphenation: Er‧y‧thrae
Proper noun
Erythrae
- (historical) A town of Boeotia situated a little south of the Asopus
- (historical) A town of Locris and port of Eupalium
- (historical) A city of the Ionians
Derived terms
- Erythraean
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈryː.tʰrae̯/, [ɛˈryːt̪ʰräe̯]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈri.tre/, [eˈriːt̪re]
Proper noun
Erȳthrae f pl (genitive Erȳthrārum); first declension
- Erythrae (town of Boeotia situated a little south of the Asopus)
- Erythrae (town of Locris and port of Eupalium)
- Erythrae (city of the Ionians)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Erȳthrae |
| Genitive | Erȳthrārum |
| Dative | Erȳthrīs |
| Accusative | Erȳthrās |
| Ablative | Erȳthrīs |
| Vocative | Erȳthrae |
| Locative | Erȳthrīs |
Derived terms
- Erȳthraeus
Descendants
- French: Érythres
- Italian: Eritre
- → English: Erythrae
References
- “Erythrae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Erythrae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Erythrae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette