Eritreo

See also: eritreo

Esperanto

Eritreo

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Erythraea, from Ancient Greek Ερυθρά Θάλασσα (Eruthrá Thálassa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eriˈtreo]
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  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Hyphenation: E‧ri‧tre‧o

Proper noun

Eritreo (accusative Eritreon)

  1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


See also

Ruĝa Maro
Sudano    
EtiopioĜibutio

Italian

Etymology

From eritreo, from Latin erythraeus (reddish), as it was used in Erythraeum mare (the Erythraean Sea), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, red).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l‿e.riˈtrɛ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɛo

Proper noun

l'Eritreo m

  1. Ellipsis of il mare Eritreo (the Erythraean Sea)
    • 1785, La Pittura, page 22:
      Dall' Atlantico Mare all' Eritreo
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    • 1823, Divino Inno di Mosè dopo passato l'Eritreo:
    • 1832, Il Cantico di Mosè dopo il passaggio dell'Eritreo:
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