Ἀδρίας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ᾰ̓δρῐ́ᾱ (Adríā, Adria) + -ᾱς (-ās).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓δρῐ́ᾱς • (Adríās) m (genitive Ᾰ̓δρῐ́ου); first declension

  1. Adriatic Sea
    • 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Diogeiton 25:
      καὶ ἀποπέμψας εἰς τὸν Ἀδρίαν ὁλκάδα δυοῖν ταλάντοιν, (...)
      kaì apopémpsas eis tòn Adrían holkáda duoîn talántoin, (...)
      Again, when he had dispatched a merchant vessel with two talents' worth onto the Adriatic Sea, (...)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Ᾰ̓δρῐᾰκός (Adriakós)
  • Ᾰ̓δρῐᾱνῐκός (Adriānikós)
  • Ᾰ̓δρῐᾱνός (Adriānós)
  • Ᾰ̓δρῐᾰ́ς (Adriás)
  • Ᾰ̓δρῐᾱτῐκός (Adriātikós)
  • Ᾰ̓δρῐηνός (Adriēnós)

Descendants

  • Greek: Αδρίας (Adrías)
  • Latin: Adrias

Further reading

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