Dodecanese

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Δωδεκάνησα (Dōdekánēsa, “twelve islands”), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + νήσος (nḗsos, “island”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: Do‧de‧ca‧nese

Proper noun

Dodecanese

1. An island chain consisting of twelve main islands including Rhodes, its capital.

Translations

an island chain consisting of twelve main islands

• French: Dodécanèse (fr) m
• Greek: Δωδεκάνησα (el) n or pl (Dodekánisa)
• Italian: Dodecaneso m
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} ドデカーニソ (Dodeká-niso)
• Norman: Îles Dodécanèses f pl
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: Dodecanesus
• Polish: Dodekanez (pl) m
• Portuguese: Dodecaneso m
• Spanish: Dodecaneso m
• Turkish: Onikiada

See also

• Wikipedia article on the Dodecanese