Εὐρώπα
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), Εὐρωπείη (Eurōpeíē) – Ionic
- Εὐρωπίᾱ (Eurōpíā), Εὐρωπείᾱ (Eurōpeíā) – Poetic
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /eu̯.rɔ̌ː.paː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ewˈro.pa/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈβro.pa/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈvro.pa/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈvro.pa/
Proper noun
Εὐρώπᾱ • (Eurṓpā) f (genitive Εὐρώπᾱς); first declension
(Doric, Aeolic)
- (Greek mythology, geography) Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē, “Europa, a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus; Europe, a continent”)
Inflection
First declension of ᾱ̔ Εὐρώπᾱ; τᾶς Εὐρώπᾱς (Doric)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ᾱ̔ Εὐρώπᾱ hā Eurṓpā | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τᾶς Εὐρώπᾱς tâs Eurṓpās | ||||||||||||
Dative | τᾷ Εὐρώπᾳ tâi Eurṓpāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τᾱ̀ν Εὐρώπᾱν tā̀n Eurṓpān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Εὐρώπᾱ Eurṓpā | ||||||||||||
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The personal name rarely takes a definite article.
Derived terms
- Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos)
Descendants
- → Latin: Europa (see there for further descendants)
- → Old Armenian: Եւրոպա (Ewropa), Եւրոպիա (Ewropia)
See also
- Εὐρώπα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette