Heraklion

See also: Héraklion

English

Alternative forms

Herakleion, Iraklion, Iráklion

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Ηράκλειο (Irákleio).

Proper noun

Heraklion

The capital of the regional unit of Heraklion and of the region of Crete, Greece.
A regional unit in central Crete, Greece.

Translations

The capital city of Crete

Albanian: Iraklio m
Aromanian: Iraclju m, Iracljiu m
Finnish: Heraklion, Iraklion
French: Iráklion, Héraklion (fr)
Greek: Ηράκλειο (el) (Irákleio)
Italian: Candia (it) f
Macedonian: Ираклион m (Iraklion)
Ottoman Turkish: قندیه (kandiye)
Polish: Heraklion (pl) m, Iraklion (pl) m
Portuguese: Heraclião f
Russian: Ираклио́н (ru) m (Iraklión)
Spanish: Heraclión (es) f
Turkish: Kandiye

Polish

Alternative forms

Heraklejon, Iraklion

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Ηράκλειο (Irákleio). Doublet of Heraklejon and Iraklion.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xɛˈra.kljɔn/
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Rhymes: -akljɔn
Syllabification: He‧ra‧klion

Proper noun

Heraklion m inan

Heraklion (the capital of the regional unit of Heraklion and of the region of Crete, Greece)
Heraklion (a regional unit in central Crete, Greece)

Declension

Declension of Heraklion

	singular
nominative	Heraklion
genitive	Heraklionu
dative	Heraklionowi
accusative	Heraklion
instrumental	Heraklionem
locative	Heraklionie
vocative	Heraklionie

Further reading

Heraklion in Polish dictionaries at PWN