proper noun · femininefirst declension
Erȳthrae
Erȳthrae f pl (genitive Erȳthrārum)
Classical[ɛˈryː.tʰrae̯]Ecclesiastical[eˈriː.tre]
Meaning
- Erythrae (town of Boeotia situated a little south of the Asopus)
- Erythrae (town of Locris and port of Eupalium)
- Erythrae (city of the Ionians)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Erȳthrae |
| genitive | — | Erȳthrārum |
| dative | — | Erȳthrīs |
| accusative | — | Erȳthrās |
| ablative | — | Erȳthrīs |
| vocative | — | Erȳthrae |
| locative | — | Erȳthrīs |
Ĕrȳ^thrae, ārum, f., = Ἐρυθραί.
I. A city of Boeotia, near Mount Cithaeron, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 26; Stat. Th. 7, 265.—By it was founded,
II. One of the twelve chief cities of Ionia, Plin. 31, 2, 10, § 14; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 19, § 49; Liv. 44, 28.—Hence,
B. ĕrȳ^thraeus, a, um, adj., Erythraean:
Sibylla, Cic. Div. 1, 18; Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 6, 36: terra, Liv. 36, 45: triremes, id. 37, 11.—Subst.: Erythraea, ae, f., the district of Erythrae, Liv. 37, 12; 44, 28.— Erythraei, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Erythrae, id. 38, 39; Front. Strat. 2, 5, 15.— III. The port of the city of Eupalium, in Locris, on the Gulf of Corinth, Liv. 28, 8.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí).
Descendants
- EnglishErythrae
- ItalianEritre
- FrenchÉrythresfrom Middle French Erythres
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyErythraeErythrae (Ἐρυθραί: Eth. Ἐρυθραῖος), a city of the Ionians (Steph. B. sub voce on the authority of the Asia of Hecataeus; to which the compiler adds,--…GeographyErythraeErythrae (Ἐρυθραί: Eth. Ἐρυθραῖος). 1. An ancient town in Boeotia, mentioned by Homer, and said to have been the mother-city of Erythrae in Boeotia. (…