Istria

See also: Ístria

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Histria. Named after the Istrian Peninsula, a peninsula in the Adriatic.

Proper noun

Istria

  1. An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System

Synonyms
  • 183 Istria
  • (183) Istria
  • 183

English

Etymology

From Latin Histria, from Ancient Greek Ἵστρια (Hístria), named after Ἱστρών (Histrṓn) (ἔθνος (éthnos)), the ethnicon of the Illyrian/Venetic tribe of the Histri who inhabited the region.[1]

The name could itself be related to Hister, a Roman name for the Danube, from Ancient Greek Ἰστρίη (Istríē), the Dacian-Thracian name for the river god Danubius, a name meaning "swift," and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”).[2] Also see Histria.

Proper noun

Istria

  1. A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.
  2. A county in western Croatia. County seat: Pazin.

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References
  1. Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, (1992), p. 183
  2. Felecan, Oliviu; Felecan, Nicolae (2015). "Straturi etimologice reflectate în hidronimia românească" (PDF). Quaderns de Filologia: Estudis Lingüístics. Universitat de València. 20 (1): 254.

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Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈi.strja/, /ˈi.stri.a/[1]
  • Rhymes: -istrja, -istria
  • Hyphenation: Ì‧stria, Ì‧stri‧a

Proper noun

Istria f

  1. Istria

References
  1. Istria in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Romanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰστρία (Istría).

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Istria f

  1. A commune of Constanța, Romania
  2. A village in Istria, Constanța, Romania

Spanish

Proper noun

Istria f

  1. Istria (peninsula in the Adriatic)
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