Βρετανία
Greek
Alternative forms
- Βρεττανία f (Vrettanía) obsolete spelling with -ττ- after the Ancient Greek Βρεττᾰνῐ́ᾱ, Βρεττᾰνός
- Βρεταννία f (Vretannía) obsolete spelling with -νν- after the Latin Britannia.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βρεττᾰνῐ́ᾱ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vretaˈnia/
- Hyphenation: Βρε‧τα‧νία
Proper noun
Βρετανία • (Vretanía) f (uncountable)
- (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)
- Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)
Usage notes
The usually understood meanings of terms connected with Ireland and the United Kingdom:
- Μεγάλη Βρετανία = Αγγλία + Σκωτία + Ουαλία
- Great Britain = England + Scotland + Wales
- το νησί της Ιρλανδίας = Δημοκρατία της Ιρλανδίας + Βόρεια Ιρλανδία
- the island of Ireland = Republic of Ireland + Northern Ireland
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Βρετανία (Vretanía) |
| genitive | Βρετανίας (Vretanías) |
| accusative | Βρετανία (Vretanía) |
| vocative | Βρετανία (Vretanía) |
Related terms
- Βρετανή f (Vretaní, “British woman”) (and less common Βρετανίδα)
- βρετανικός f (vretanikós, “British”)
- Βρετανός m (Vretanós, “British man, Briton”)
- Μεγάλη Βρετανία f (Megáli Vretanía, “Great Britain”)
- οι Βρετανικές Νήσοι f pl (oi Vretanikés Nísoi, “the British Isles”) (formal)
- τα Βρετανικά Νησιά n pl (ta Vretaniká Nisiá, “the British Isles”)
See also
- Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο n (Inoméno Vasíleio, “United Kingdom”)
- Βρετάνη f (Vretáni, “Brittany, Bretagne”)
- Βρετόνος m (Vretónos, “man from Bretagne”)
Further reading
- Βρετανία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el