Ἰέρνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ἰϝέρνη (Iwérnē)
  • Ἰϝερνία (Iwernía), Ἰουερνία (Iouernía), Ἱβερνία (Hibernía)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū. See Old Irish Ériu.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ῑ̓έρνη (Īérnē) f (genitive Ῑ̓έρνης); first declension

  1. Ireland

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Ιερνή (Ierní) (archaic)

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,014
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