femininesingularEritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)
Declension
declension
form
singular
plural
nominative
Erythraea
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genitive
Erythraeae
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dative
Erythraeae
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accusative
Erythraeam
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ablative
Erythraeā
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vocative
Erythraea
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Origins
Learned borrowing from Italian Eritrea, the latter of which was first used as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρῠθραίᾱ (Erŭthraíā), feminine of Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos, “Erythraean”, itself from Ἐρυθραί (Eruthraí, “Erythrae”) + -αῖος (-aîos)).
Quick answers
What does Erythraea mean in Latin?
Erythraea, a proper noun, means “Erythraea (a town in ancient Crete)”.
What is the genitive of Erythraea?
The genitive singular is Erythraeae. Erythraea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Erythraea?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.ryˈtʰrae̯.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.riˈtrɛː.a].
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