Peloponnese en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɛləpəˈniːs/ (UK, uncommon)
- /ˌpɛləpəˈniːz/ (US, uncommon)
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- /ˌpɛləpəˈniːz/ (UK)
- /pɛˈlɒpəniːz/ (UK, dated)
- /ˌpɛləpəˈniːs/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der. Ancient Greek πέλλος (péllos) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) Ancient Greek Πέλοπος (Pélopos) Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos) univ. Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor. Latin Peloponnēsuslbor. English Peloponnese Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), univerbation of Πέλοπος (Pélopos) + νῆσος (nêsos), literally “Isle of Pelops”.
Meanings
- A peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.
- A periphery of Greece containing Achaea, Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Elis, Laconia, and Messenia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Peloponnese | canonical | lexicographic |
Relateds
Crete · North Aegean · West Macedonia · Central Greece · Central Macedonia · South Aegean · Attica · West Greece · Epirus · Ionian Islands · Peloponnesian · Thessaly · East Macedonia and Thrace
Synonyms
Translations (56)
hi पेलोपोनीस (region of Greece) · af Peloponnese (region of Greece) · scn Pilupunnesu (region of Greece) · sl Peloponez (region of Greece) · es Peloponeso (region of Greece) · eu Peloponeso (region of Greece) · tsd Μωρία (region of Greece) · ja ペロポネソス半島 (region of Greece) · ko 펠로폰네소스 반도 (region of Greece) · ka პელოპონესი (region of Greece) · is Pelópsskagi (region of Greece) · ota موره (region of Greece) · sk Peloponéz (region of Greece) · pl Peloponez (region of Greece) · ar بِيلُوبُونِيز (region of Greece) · et Peloponnesos (region of Greece) · ro Peloponez (region of Greece) · cs Peloponés (region of Greece) · ka პელოპონესის ნახევარკუნძული (region of Greece) · lt Peloponesas (region of Greece) · de Peloponnes (region of Greece) · cmn 伯罗奔尼撒半岛 (region of Greece) · he פלופונסוס (region of Greece) · sv Peloponnesos (region of Greece) · sq More (region of Greece) · it Peloponneso (region of Greece) · grc Πελοπόννησος (region of Greece) · tr Mora (region of Greece) · be Пелапанес (region of Greece) · gl Peloponeso (region of Greece) · hy Պելոպոնես (region of Greece) · eo Peloponezo (region of Greece) · fa پلوپونز (region of Greece) · pt Peloponeso (region of Greece) · uk Пелопонне́с (region of Greece) · sh Pelopònēz (region of Greece) · nb Peloponnes (region of Greece) · scn Pilupunnèsu (region of Greece) · da Peloponnes (region of Greece) · fi Peloponnesos (region of Greece) · lv Peloponesa (region of Greece) · bg Пелопонес (region of Greece) · ca Peloponès (region of Greece) · or ପେଲୋପନେସ (region of Greece) · nn Peloponnes (region of Greece) · nl Peloponnesos (region of Greece) · sq Peloponez (region of Greece) · ru Пелопонне́с (region of Greece) · mk Пелопонез (region of Greece) · hu Peloponnészosz (region of Greece) · cmn 伯罗奔尼撒 (region of Greece) · la Peloponnēsus (region of Greece) · el Πελοπόννησος (region of Greece) · tr Mora Yarımadası (region of Greece) · fr Péloponnèse (region of Greece) · sh Пелопо̀не̄з (region of Greece)