Eritrea

Country in Africa

Erythraea, Erythraeae, f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e.ryˈtʰrae̯.a/, [ɛrʏˈt̪ʰräe̯ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.riˈtre.a/, [eriˈt̪rɛːä]

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Erythraea
Genitive	Erythraeae
Dative	Erythraeae
Accusative	Erythraeam
Ablative	Erythraeā
Vocative	Erythraea

Etymology:

Learned borrowing from Italian Eritrea, the latter of which was first used as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

References:

• "Erythraea". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 23.02.2023
• "Erythraea". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 23.02.2023‎

Cīvitās Erythraeae, Cīvitātis Erythraeae, f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkiː.u̯i.taːs e.ryˈtʰrae̯.ae̯/, [ˈkiːu̯ɪt̪äːs̠ ɛrʏˈt̪ʰräe̯äe̯]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.vi.tas e.riˈtre.e/, [ˈt͡ʃiːvit̪äs eriˈt̪rɛːe]

Meaning:

Long form of Erythraea

Declension

Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cīvitās Erythraeae
Genitive	Cīvitātis Erythraeae
Dative	Cīvitātī Erythraeae
Accusative	Cīvitātem Erythraeae
Ablative	Cīvitāte Erythraeae
Vocative	Cīvitās Erythraeae

References:

• "Erythraea". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 23.02.2023‎