επαρχία

See also: ἐπαρχία

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía) from Latin provincia. Also, semantic loan from French province, préfecture.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.paɾˈçi.a/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧παρ‧χί‧α

Noun

επαρχία • (eparchía) f (plural επαρχίες)

  1. province
  2. eparchy, an administrative area in Greece; hundred.
  3. a bishop's province
  4. collectively, the provinces; any region away from the capital

Usage notes

(administrative area): Each επαρχία (eparchía, “eparchy”) is a subdivision of a νομός (nomós, “nome”), a number of which make up a περιφέρεια (periféreia, “periphery”).

Declension

Declension of επαρχία
singular plural
nominative επαρχία (eparchía) επαρχίες (eparchíes)
genitive επαρχίας (eparchías) επαρχιών (eparchión)
accusative επαρχία (eparchía) επαρχίες (eparchíes)
vocative επαρχία (eparchía) επαρχίες (eparchíes)

Derived terms

  • επαρχιακός (eparchiakós, “provincial”)
  • επαρχιώτης m (eparchiótis, “naive person, provincial”)
  • επαρχιώτικος (eparchiótikos, “provincial”)
  • επαρχιώτισσα f (eparchiótissa, “naive person, provincial”)
  • έπαρχος m (éparchos, “eparch”)

References

  1. ^ επαρχία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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