Peloponeso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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 Πέλοψ (Pélops)
Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos)
Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor.
Latin Peloponnēsuslbor.
Portuguese Peloponeso

    Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), from Πέλοψ (Pélops) + νῆσος (nêsos).

    Pronunciation

     

    • Hyphenation: Pe‧lo‧po‧ne‧so

    Proper noun

    Peloponeso m

    1. Peloponnese (a peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth)

    Spanish

    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 Πέλοψ (Pélops)
    Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos)
    Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor.
    Latin Peloponnēsuslbor.
    Spanish Peloponeso

      Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), from Πέλοψ (Pélops) + νῆσος (nêsos).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /pelopoˈneso/ [pe.lo.poˈne.so]
      • Rhymes: -eso
      • Syllabification: Pe‧lo‧po‧ne‧so

      Proper noun

      Peloponeso m

      1. Peloponnese (a peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth)
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