Europa

See also: Európa, Euròpa, Eùropa, eŭropa, Eurōpa, and Eŭropa

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), a character name in Greek mythology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʊˈɹoʊpə/
  • (file)

Proper noun

The moon Europa

Europa

  1. (Greek mythology) Several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
  3. (astronomy) 52 Europa, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Solar System in in English · Solar System (layout · text)
Star Sun
Planets and dwarf planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Haumea Makemake Eris
Notable moons Moon Phobos
Deimos
Ganymede
Callisto
Io
Europa
Titan
Rhea
Iapetus
Dione
Tethys
Enceladus
Mimas
Titania
Oberon
Umbriel
Ariel
Miranda
Triton Charon
Hydra
Nix
Kerberos
Styx
Hiʻiaka
Namaka
Dysnomia

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Europa.

Proper noun

Europa

  1. Europe

Asturian

Proper noun

Europa f

  1. Europe

Derived terms


Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Europa f

  1. Europe

See also


Danish

Proper noun

Europa

  1. Europe

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /øːˈroːpaː/, [øˑˈroːpaˑ], [ʏˑˈroːpaˑ]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Europa n

  1. The continent Europe

Europa f

  1. (Greek mythology) A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  2. A moon of Jupiter

Derived terms

Descendants


Galician

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Europa

  1. Europe
  2. (astronomy) Europa (large moon of Jupiter)
  3. (astronomy) Europa (asteroid)
  4. (Greek mythology) Europa (woman seduced by Zeus)

Coordinate terms


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʏ̯ˈʁoːpa/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Proper noun

Europa n (genitive Europas, no plural) Europa f (genitive Europa, no plural)

  1. (neuter) The continent Europe
    Deutschland liegt im Herzen Europas.
    Germany lies in the heart of Europe.
  2. (feminine) (Greek mythology) A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  3. (feminine) A moon of Jupiter


(continents) Kontinent; Afrika, Amerika, Antarktika, Asien, Europa, Nordamerika, Ozeanien, Südamerika (Category: de:Continents)


Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English Europe, French Europe, German Europa, Italian Europa, Russian Евро́па (Jevrópa), Spanish Europa, ultimately from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ew.ˈro.pa/, /ɛw.ˈɾɔ.pa/

Proper noun

Europa

  1. Europe

Derived terms

  • Europana (European)
  • Europano (European)

See also


Interlingua

Proper noun

Europa

  1. Europe
  2. Europa

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /euˈrɔpa/, [eu̯ˈrɔː.pa]
  • Hyphenation: Eu‧rò‧pa

Proper noun

Europa f

  1. (continent) Europe
    Hypernym: Eurasia
  2. (nautical, sailing, sports) Europe (an olympic sailing class)
  3. (astronomy, natural satellite) Europa
  4. (astronomy, asteroid) 62 Europa
  5. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (consort of Zeus, daughter of Agenor)
  6. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys)

See also

Solar System in in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text)
Star Sole
Planets and dwarf planets Mercurio Venere Terra Marte Cerere Giove Saturno Urano Nettuno Plutone Haumea Makemake Eris
Notable moons Luna Fobos
Deimos
Ganimede
Callisto
Io
Europa
Titano
Rea
Giapeto
Dione
Teti
Encelado
Mimas
Titania
Oberon
Umbriel
Ariel
Miranda
Tritone Caronte
Idra
Notte
Cerbero
Stige
Hiʻiaka
Namaka
Disnomia

Latin

Europa seated on a bull (Jupiter in disguise), in fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD.
The world according to Herodotus showing Europa near the top of the map.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), of uncertain origin, but either from:

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈroː.pa/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Eurōpa f (genitive Eurōpae); first declension

  1. (mythology) Europa (daughter of Phoenician king Agenor who was abducted by Jupiter and carried to Crete)
  2. Europe
    • 43, Pomponius Mela, De situ orbis, book 1, chapter 3:
      Brevis Europae descriptio.—Europa terminos habet, ab oriente Tanain et Maeotida et Pontum; a meridie reliqua nostri maris; ab occidente Atlanticum; a septentrione Britannicum oceanum. (genetive and nomitive cases)
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • ca. 415, Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, book 6, section 661:
      Quartus vero et magnus Europae sinus ab Hellesponto incipiens Maeotis ostio terminatur. Nam arctum mare inter Europam et Asiam in angustias septem stadiorum interfluens coarctatur; quas angustias Hellespontum dicunt, ubi Xerxes Persidis rex aggregatis navibus ponteque constructo exercitum duxit. (genetive and accusative cases)
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Inflection

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Eurōpa
Genitive Eurōpae
Dative Eurōpae
Accusative Eurōpam
Ablative Eurōpā
Vocative Eurōpa
Locative Eurōpae

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Europa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Europa in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • Europa in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Europa in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Europa in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Lithuanian

Europa

Proper noun

Europa f

  1. Europe (continent)

Declension

  • europietis m, europietė f


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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Europa

  1. Europe (continent)
    Hun kan alle hovedstedene i Europa.
    She can name all the capitals in Europe.

Derived terms

See also

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper noun

Europa

  1. Europe (continent)
    Ho kan alle hovudstadene i Europa.
    She can name all the capitals in Europe.

Derived terms


Novial

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /euˈro.pa/

Proper noun

Europa

  1. Europe

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈwrɔ.pa/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Europa f

  1. Europe
    Europa Północna Northern Europe
  2. Europa

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Europa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ew.ˈɾɔ.pɐ/

Proper noun

Europa f

  1. Europe (a continent)
  2. (Greek mythology) Europa (Phoenician princess)
  3. (astronomy) Europa (moon of Jupiter)

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Europa.

Descendants


Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.uˈro.pa/

Proper noun

Europa f

  1. Europe (a continent)
  2. Europa (goddess)
  3. Europa (moon of Jupiter)

Declension


Romansch

Etymology

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper noun

L'Europa f

  1. (geography) Europe
  2. (astronomy) Europa

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eurǒːpa/
  • Hyphenation: E‧u‧ro‧pa

Proper noun

Európa f (Cyrillic spelling Еуро́па)

  1. (Croatia) Europe
  2. (Croatia) Europa

Declension


Spanish

Proper noun

Europa f

  1. Europe
  2. (astronomy) Europa (large moon of Jupiter)
  3. (astronomy) Europa (asteroid)
  4. (Greek mythology) Europa (woman seduced by Zeus)

See also


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈruːpa/

Proper noun 1

Europa n (genitive Europas)

  1. Europe, the westernmost part of the Eurasian continent, north of Africa and west of Asia

Proper noun 2

Europa c (genitive Europas)

  1. Europa (goddess)
  2. Europa, a moon of Jupiter
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