Ἀχαΐα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ᾰ̓χαιĭ̈́η (Akhaiḯē) Ionic
  • Ᾰ̓χαίᾱ (Akhaíā) Attic
  • Ἄχαιϝᾱ (Ákhaiwā)

Etymology

Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀏𐀹𐀊𐀆 (a-ka-wi-ja-de), Hittite 𒄴𒄭𒅀𒉿𒀀 (Aḫḫiyawā). Beekes reconstructs Pre-Greek *Akayʷa-.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀχᾱΐᾱ • (Akhāḯā) f (genitive Ἀχᾱΐᾱς); first declension

  1. Achaea, a region on the north coast of the Peloponnese in Greece.
  2. Achaea, a province of the Roman Empire, comprising the majority of Greece.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Αχαΐα (Achaḯa), Αχαγιά (Achagiá)
  • Latin: Achaia

References

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