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peloponnese

/ˌpɛləpəˈniːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
pelo-pon-nese
IPA
/ˌpɛləpəˈniːs/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.

name

A periphery of Greece containing Achaea, Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Elis, Laconia, and Messenia.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der. Ancient Greek πέλλος (péllos) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) Ancient Greek Πέλοπος (Pélopos) Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos) univ. Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor. Latin Peloponnēsuslbor. English Peloponnese Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), univerbation of Πέλοπος (Pélopos) + νῆσος (nêsos), literally “Isle of Pelops”.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɛləpəˈniːs/
  • British English: /ˌpɛləpəˈniːz/

Inflected Forms

the Peloponnese (canonical)

Phrases

Central Greece Central Macedonia East Macedonia and Thrace Ionian Islands North Aegean South Aegean West Greece West Macedonia

Frequently Paired Words

Peloponnesian Attica Central Greece Central Macedonia Crete East Macedonia and Thrace Epirus Ionian Islands

Synonyms

Peloponnesus Morea

Questions

How do you pronounce peloponnese?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɛləpəˈniːs/.
What does peloponnese mean?
A peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.
Where does peloponnese come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der. Ancient Greek πέλλος (péllos) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) Ancient Greek Πέλοπος (Pélopos) Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos) univ. Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor. Latin Peloponnēsuslbor. English Peloponnese Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), univerbation of Πέλοπος (Pélopos) + νῆσος (nêsos), literally “Isle of Pelops”.

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