Achaea

Achaea

See also: Achæa

Translingual

Achaea euryplaga

Etymology

From putative Latin Achaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).

Proper noun

Achaea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain moths.

Usage notes

• Has been classified in family Noctuidae

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily; Erebidae - family; Erebinae - subfamily; Ophiusini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Achaea janata (castor semi-looper), Achaea euryplaga - selected species; for other species see Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Achaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Achaea (Erebidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Alternative forms

• Achæa (dated)
• Achaia

Etymology

From putative Latin Achaea (the attested Latin word is Achaia), from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːə

Proper noun

Achaea

1. A regional unit in West Greece, Greece, in the northern head of the Peloponnese peninsula that contains mostly mountains.

Translations

a region in the northern head of the Peloponnese

Armenian: Աքայա (Akʿaya) Czech: Achája f French: Achaïe (fr) f, Achaïe (fr) German: Achaia (de) n, Achäa n Greek: Αχαΐα (el) (Achaḯa) Ancient: Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa) Hebrew: מחוז משנה אכיאיה‎ Irish: an Acháia f Italian: Acaia Korean: 아카이아 주 (Akaia-Ju) Latin: Achāia f Polish: Achaja (pl) f Portuguese: Acaia f Russian: Аха́йя (ru) (Axájja), Ахе́я (ru) (Axéja) Spanish: Acaya Turkish: Ahaya

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Latin

Adjective

Achaea

1. inflection of Achaeus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

Achaeā

1. ablative feminine singular of Achaeus