Eritrea

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Country in Africa

Erythraea, Erythraeae, f

Noun [Cite]

Declension


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”).

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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


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