Lefkosia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Greek Λευκωσία (Lefkosía), from a variant of Byzantine Greek Λευκουσία (Leukousía), equivalent to λευκός (leukós, “white”) or λεύκη (leúkē, “poplar”) + οὐσία (ousía, “property, estate”), but deriving from various Ancient Greek forms including Λευτεῶν (Leuteôn), Λευκοθέον (Leukothéon), and Λευκούπολις (Leukoúpolis) adapting an early or pre-Greek name variously recorded as Λέδραι (Lédrai), Λῆδρον (Lêdron), Λεδρῶν (Ledrôn), Λήδρα (Lḗdra), etc. Doublet of Nicosia.
Proper noun
editLefkosia
- (sometimes offensive or proscribed) Synonym of Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
Usage notes
editAs this form of the name is a direct transcription of the Greek form of the name rather than the Turkish, it may be taken as implying agreement with the Greek side in the modern Cypriot dispute. Note also that Cypriot Greek often uses /ʃ/ for /s/, making the local form of the endonym sound closer to the Turkish Lefkoşa.
Derived terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editFrom Greek Λευκωσία (Lefkosía), from a variant of Byzantine Greek Λευκουσία (Leukousía), deriving from various Ancient Greek forms adapting an early or pre-Greek name recorded under numerous variations of Λήδρα (Lḗdra).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editLefkosia f
- Lefkosia (the capital city of Cyprus; capital city of Northern Cyprus)
- English terms borrowed from Greek
- English terms derived from Greek
- English terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- en:Cities in Cyprus
- en:National capitals
- en:Places in Cyprus
- en:Cyprus
- Spanish terms borrowed from Greek
- Spanish terms derived from Greek
- Spanish terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/osja
- Rhymes:Spanish/osja/3 syllables
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- Spanish terms spelled with K
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- es:Cities in Cyprus
- es:National capitals
- es:Places in Cyprus