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Erythraean
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English
Alternative forms
en Erythræan archaic
Pronunciation
en /ˌɛɹɪˈθɹi.ən/
en iən 4
en Er y thrae an
Etymology 1
From en la Erythraeus (from en grc Ἐρυθραῖος) en -an.
Adjective
en <<city/Erythrae>>
en <<city/Erythrae>>, <<r/Beotia>>
en <<city/Erythrae>>, <<r/Ionia>>
Translations
French: fr érythréen
Italian: it eritreo
Latin: la Erythraeus
Noun
en <<city/Erythrae>>
en <<city/Erythrae>>, <<r/Beotia>>
en <<city/Erythrae>>, <<r/Ionia>>
Translations
French: fr Érythréen m, fr Érythréenne f
Italian: it eritreo m, it eritrea f
Latin: la Erythraeus m, la Erythraea f
Etymology 2
From en la erythraeus reddish (as it was used in la Erythraeum mare the Erythraean Sea, from en grc ἐρυθρός red) en an.
Proper noun
the Erythraean
en Erythraean Sea the Erythraean Sea.
Translations
French: fr Érythrée f l'Érythrée
Italian: it Eritreo l'Eritreo m
Adjective
Of or relating to the Erythraean Sea
en 1638 George Sandys A Paraphrase Vpon the Divine Poems https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Paraphrase_Vpon_the_Divine_Poems/e4VeAAAAcAAJ But murmur'd on the Erythræan shore. 129
en 1892 The Nineteenth Century 437 https://books.google.com/books?id=-MVMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA437 The Italian possessions on the Red Sea, classically named by Signor Crispi the Erythræan colony, extend along 1,236 kilometres of coast [...]
Translations
French: fr érythréen
Italian: it eritreo