"Ήπειρος" meaning in Greek

See Ήπειρος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈipiɾos/ Forms: Ípeiros [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ήπειρος [nominative, singular], Ηπείρου [genitive, singular], Ήπειρο [accusative, singular], Ήπειρε [singular, vocative], Ήπειρο [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος (Ḗpeiros). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|Ἤπειρος}} Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος (Ḗpeiros) Head templates: {{head|el|proper noun|||||||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|ts=}} Ήπειρος • (Ípeiros) f, {{el-noun-proper|f}} Ήπειρος • (Ípeiros) f Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun-unc|Ήπειρος|Ηπείρου|Ήπειρο|Ήπειρε|note=|vs=Ήπειρο}}
  1. Epirus (a historical region and ancient kingdom in Southeast Europe, today split politically between northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania) Categories (place): Places in Albania, Places in Greece
    Sense id: en-Ήπειρος-el-name-Jh1ijV6e Categories (other): Epirus, Greece, Former polities, Geographic and cultural areas of Albania, Geographic and cultural areas of Europe, Geographic and cultural areas of Greece, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. Epirus (a geographic region and administrative region in northwest Greece, one of the thirteen peripheries of modern Greece) Categories (place): Places in Greece, Regions of Greece
    Sense id: en-Ήπειρος-el-name-oeNi11Pb Categories (other): Epirus, Greece, Geographic and cultural areas of Greece, Greek nouns declining like 'Αίγυπτος' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'Αίγυπτος': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ηπειρώτης (Ipeirótis) (english: male from Epirus) [masculine], Ηπειρώτισσα (Ipeirótissa) (english: female from Epirus) [feminine], ηπειρώτικος (ipeirótikos) [adjective]

Inflected forms

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      ],
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
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    },
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "14": "",
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        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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        "9": "",
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        },
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        }
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      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
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          "Southeast Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Greece",
          "Greece#English"
        ],
        [
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          "Albania#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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        [
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        ],
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          "administrative region"
        ],
        [
          "Greece",
          "Greece#English"
        ],
        [
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          "periphery"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈipiɾos/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ήπειρος"
}
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    "Greek proper nouns",
    "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      ],
      "word": "Ηπειρώτης"
    },
    {
      "english": "female from Epirus",
      "roman": "Ipeirótissa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ηπειρώτισσα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ipeirótikos",
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        "adjective"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος (Ḗpeiros).",
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    {
      "form": "Ípeiros",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ήπειρο",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈipiɾos/"
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  ],
  "word": "Ήπειρος"
}

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