Ἐρυθρά

See also: ερυθρά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the adjective ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”), related to the naming of Ἐρυθραία (Eruthraía, “Erythraea or Eritrea”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἐρῠθρᾱ́ • (Erŭthrā́) f (genitive Ἐρῠθρᾶς); first declension

  1. Red Sea
  2. Indian Ocean (seen by the Ancient Greeks as the greater Red Sea)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἐρῠθρᾱ́; τῆς Ἐρῠθρᾶς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἐρῠθρᾱ́
hē Erŭthrā́
Genitive τῆς Ἐρῠθρᾶς
tês Erŭthrâs
Dative τῇ Ἐρῠθρᾷ
tēî Erŭthrāî
Accusative τὴν Ἐρῠθρᾱ́ν
tḕn Erŭthrā́n
Vocative Ἐρῠθρᾱ́
Erŭthrā́
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Ερυθρά (Erythrá)
  • Latin: Erythra

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,013
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