Ῥωμανία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Ῥωμᾱνός (Rhōmānós, “Roman”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /r̥ɔː.maː.ní.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /r̥o.maˈni.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ro.maˈni.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ro.maˈni.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ro.maˈni.a/
Proper noun
Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱ • (Rhōmāníā) f (genitive Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- Roman Empire
- Byzantine Empire
Usage notes
Ῥωμανία does not refer to modern Romania, which was previously called Rumania and modern Greeks still call Romania Ρουμανία to distinguish it from the Byzantine Empire (Ρωμανία).
Inflection
First declension of ἡ Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱ hē Rhōmāníā | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱς tês Rhōmāníās | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾳ têi Rhōmāníāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱν tḕn Rhōmāníān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱ Rhōmāníā | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Ρωμανία (Romanía)
- Latin: Rōmānia, Rhōmānia