Peloponnes
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Peloponnes, from Latin Peloponnēsus, from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pʰelopʰoˈneˀs]
German
Etymology
From Latin Peloponnēsus, from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos, “island of Pelops”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌpɛlopoˈneːs]
- Hyphenation: Pe‧lo‧pon‧nes
Proper noun
die Peloponnes f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Peloponnes) or
der Peloponnes m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Peloponnes)
- Peloponnese (the peninsula of southern Greece)
Declension
Further reading
- “Peloponnes” in Duden online
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