Εὐρώπα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), Εὐρωπείη (Eurōpeíē) — Ionic
  • Εὐρωπίᾱ (Eurōpíā), Εὐρωπείᾱ (Eurōpeíā) — Poetic

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Εὐρώπᾱ • (Eurṓpā) f (genitive Εὐρώπᾱς); first declension (Doric, Aeolic)

  1. (Greek mythology) Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē):
    1. Europa (a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)
    2. Europe (a continent)

Inflection

First declension of ᾱ̔ Εὐρώπᾱ; τᾶς Εὐρώπᾱς (Doric)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ᾱ̔ Εὐρώπᾱ
hā Eurṓpā
Genitive τᾶς Εὐρώπᾱς
tâs Eurṓpās
Dative τᾷ Εὐρώπᾳ
tāî Eurṓpāi
Accusative τᾱ̀ν Εὐρώπᾱν
tā̀n Eurṓpān
Vocative Εὐρώπᾱ
Eurṓpā
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

The personal name rarely takes a definite article.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Latin: Europa (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Armenian: Եւրոպա (Ewropa), Եւրոպիա (Ewropia)

See also

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