Ιόνιο πέλαγος
Greek
Etymology
From Hellenistic Koine Greek Ἰόνιον πέλαγος (Iónion pélagos), from Ancient Greek Ἰόνιος θάλασσα f (Iónios thálassa) or Ἰόνιος πόντος m (Iónios póntos) or just Ἰόνιον (Iónion) . From Ἰόνιος (Iónios, “Ionian”), traditionally related to Ἰώ (Iṓ, “Io, daughter of Inachus”) who swam through it, of unknown etymon and πέλαγος (pélagos).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈo.ni.o ˈpe.la.ɣos/
Related terms
- Ιόνια νησιά (Iónia nisiá, “Ionian islands”)
References
- Ιόνιο πέλαγος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
Ιόνιο πέλαγος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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