English Explanatory Dictionary

Eretria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important polis in the 6th/5th century BC.

Pronunciation

/əˈɹiːtɹiə/

Word forms

Eretria

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-t-der. Ancient Greek ἐρέτης (erétēs) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *-trih₂der. Ancient Greek -τρῐᾰ (-trĭă) Ancient Greek Ἐρέτρῐᾰ (Erétrĭă)bor. English Eretria Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρέτρῐᾰ (Erétrĭă, literally “city of the rowers”), from ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rower”) + -τρῐᾰ (-trĭă).

Derived words

Eretrian
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