Εὐρώπα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), Εὐρωπείη (Eurōpeíē) – Ionic
Εὐρωπίᾱ (Eurōpíā), Εὐρωπείᾱ (Eurōpeíā) – Poetic

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.rɔ̌ː.paː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ewˈro.pa/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈβro.pa/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈvro.pa/
(15^th 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
Nominative	ᾱ̔ Εὐρώπᾱ hā Eurṓpā
Genitive	τᾶς Εὐρώπᾱς tâs Eurṓpās
Dative	τᾷ Εὐρώπᾳ tâi Eurṓpāi
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν Εὐρώπᾱν tā̀n Eurṓpān
Vocative	Εὐρώπᾱ Eurṓpā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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

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