Ῥωμανία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Ῥωμᾱνός (Rhōmānós, “Roman”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /r̥ɔː.maː.ní.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ro.maˈni.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ro.maˈni.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ro.maˈni.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ro.maˈni.a/
Proper noun
Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱ • (Rhōmānĭ́ā) f (genitive Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- Roman Empire (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa)
- Byzantine Empire
Usage notes
Ῥωμανία does not refer to modern Romania, which modern Greeks call Ρουμανία to distinguish it from the Byzantine Empire (Ρωμανία).
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱ hē Rhōmānĭ́ā | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱς tês Rhōmānĭ́ās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾳ tēî Rhōmānĭ́āi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱν tḕn Rhōmānĭ́ān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ῥωμᾱνῐ́ᾱ Rhōmānĭ́ā | ||||||||||||
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