Europa

See also: Europą, Európa, Euròpa, Eùropa, eŭropa, Eurōpa, and Eŭropa

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), a character name in Greek mythology. Doublet of Europe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊˈɹoʊpə/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

The moon Europa

Europa

1. (Greek mythology) Several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.
3. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
4. (astronomy) 52 Europa, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

Derived terms

• Europan
• Europa Point

 

Related terms

• Europa regina
• Europe
• European

 

Translations

princess abducted to Crete by Zeus

• Basque: Europa (eu)
• Cherokee: ᏳᎶᏆ (yuloqua)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (zh) (Ōuluóbā)

• Danish: Europa (da)
• Dutch: Europa (nl)
• Esperanto: Eŭropa
• Finnish: Europa (fi)
• Galician: Europa (gl)
• Georgian: ევროპე (evroṗe)
• German: Europa (de) f
• Greek: Ευρώπη (el) f (Evrópi)
• Greenlandic: Europa
• Hungarian: Európa (hu), Európé (hu)
• Inuktitut: ᐃᐅᕉᐸ (ioroopa)
• Japanese: エウローペー (Eurōpē)
• Korean: 에우로페 (E'urope)
• Polish: Europa (pl) f
• Portuguese: Europa (pt) f
• Russian: Евро́па (ru) f (Jevrópa)
• Sicilian: Iurupa f, Eurupa f, Arupa f
• Slovene: Evrópa (sl) f
• Spanish: Europa (es)
• Ukrainian: Євро́па (uk) f (Jevrópa)

a moon of Jupiter

• Arabic: أُورُوبَّا (ar) f (ʔurubbā), أُورُبَّا f (ʔurubbā)
• Basque: Europa (eu)
• Cherokee: ᏳᎶᏆ (yuloqua)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 木衛二／木卫二 (Mùwèi'èr), 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (zh) (Ōuluóba)

• Dutch: Europa (nl) n
• Esperanto: Eŭropo (eo)
• Finnish: Europa (fi)
• French: Europe (fr) f
• Galician: Europa (gl)
• Georgian: ევროპა (ka) (evroṗa)
• German: Europa (de) f
• Greek: Ευρώπη (el) f (Evrópi)
• Hungarian: Europé, Europa (hu)
• Italian: Europa (it) m
• Japanese: エウロパ (ja) (Europa), ユーロパ (Yūropa)
• Khmer: អឺរ៉ុប (km) (ʼəɨrop)
• Korean: 에우로파 (E'uropa)
• Polish: Europa (pl) f
• Portuguese: Europa (pt) f
• Romansch: Europa f
• Russian: Евро́па (ru) f (Jevrópa)
• Slovene: Evrópa (sl) f
• Spanish: Europa (es)
• Swedish: Europa (sv)
• Ukrainian: Євро́па (uk) f (Jevrópa)

asteroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 歐女星／欧女星 (Ōunǚxīng), 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (zh) (Ōuluóbā)

See also

Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text)
Star	Sun
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Ceres	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Moon	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymede Callisto	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Europa.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe

See also

• (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Amerika (Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika), Antarktika, Asië, Europa, Oseanië ^{(Category: af:Continents)}

Asturian

Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe

Related terms

• européu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əwˈɾo.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ewˈɾo.pa]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe

Related terms

• euro
• euro-
• Europa Central
• europeu

 

See also

• (continents) continent; Àfrica,‎ Amèrica,‎ Amèrica del Nord/‎Nord-amèrica,‎ Amèrica del Sud/‎Sud-amèrica,‎ Antàrtida,‎ Àsia,‎ Europa,‎ Oceania ^{(Category: ca:Continents) [edit]}

Danish

Etymology

Via Latin Eurōpa from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eˈʁoːpʰa]

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch europa, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā), Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːˈroːpaː/, [øˑˈroːpaˑ], [ʏˑˈroːpaˑ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Eu‧ro‧pa
• Rhymes: -oːpaː

Proper noun

Picture dictionary

Europa

Europa

Duitsland

Frankrijk

Spanje

Verenigd Koninkrijk

Italië

Rusland

Griekenland

Turkije

Polen

Zweden

Noorwegen

Finland

Zwitserland

Oostenrijk

Tsjechië

Slowakije

Hongarije

Slovenië

Kroatië

B.

Servië

Bulgarije

Albanië

Malta

Cyprus

Armenië

Roemenië

Oekraïne

Wit-Rusland

Litouwen

Letland

Estland

Portugal

Nederland

Denemarken

België

L.

Ierland

Engeland

Schotland

IJsland

Syrië

Middellandse Zee

Zwarte Zee

Noordzee

Atlantische Oceaan

B. = Bosnië en Herzegovina L. = Luxemburg

Europa n (adjective Europees, demonym Europeaan m or Europese f)

1. the continent Europe

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Europa
• Negerhollands: Juropa
• → Malay: Eropah
  • Indonesian: Eropa

Proper noun

Europa f

1. (Greek mythology) a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
2. a moon of Jupiter

Farefare

Etymology

Learned borrowing in 2021 from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā), Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.u.ɾo.pa/
• Hyphenation: E‧u‧ro‧pa
• Rhymes: -ɾo.pa

Proper noun

Europa

1. The continent Europe

Hyponyms

• Albagɔ
• Daŋɔ
• Diiki-dapoore-dutsi
• Dusgo
• Dusgo-peelga
• Dutsgo
• Fãreŋo
• Ɩŋɔ
• Malta
• Polgo
• Portugal
• Sɛkɔ
• Sɛpaŋɔ
• Suis-tẽŋa
• Tɩntɩnnɔ
• Tʋrkɔ
• Ukraigo

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa), a character in Greek mythology.

Proper noun

Europa f (ORB, broad)

1. Europe

References

• Europe in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• Europa in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Europa, from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɔpa/ [ewˈɾɔ.pɐ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔpa
• Hyphenation: Eu‧ro‧pa

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe
2. (astronomy) Europa (large moon of Jupiter)
3. (astronomy) Europa (asteroid)
4. (Greek mythology) Europa (woman seduced by Zeus)

Coordinate terms

• (continents) continente; África, América (Norteamérica/América del Norte, Sudamérica/Suramérica/América del Sur), Antártida, Asia, Europa, Oceanía ^{(Category: es:Continents)}
• (moon of Jupiter): Calisto, Ganímedes, Ío

Related terms

• euro
• europeo
• Unión Europea

 

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Eurōpā, borrowed from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʏ̯ˈʁoːpa/

• Audio (Austria):

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• Audio:

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Proper noun

Europa n (proper noun, strong, genitive Europa or Europas or Europens)

1. Europe (a continent)

   Deutschland liegt im Herzen Europas.

   Germany lies in the heart of Europe.

2. The European legal space; the territory characterized by the European Union

Declension

Declension of Europa [sg-only, neuter // feminine (rare), strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein, eine	das, die	Europa
genitive	eines, einer	des, der	Europa, Europas, Europens1
dative	einem, einer	dem, der	Europa
accusative	ein, eine	das, die	Europa

¹Now rare.

Coordinate terms

(continents) Erdteil, Kontinent; Afrika, Amerika (Nordamerika, Südamerika), Antarktika, Asien, Europa, Ozeanien ^{(Category: de:Continents)}

Related terms

• Europäer
• europäisch
• europäisieren
• Europapolitik

 

Proper noun

Europa f (genitive Europas or Europa)

1. (Greek mythology) Europa (a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)
2. Europa (a moon of Jupiter)

Further reading

• “Europa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English Europe, French Europe, German Europa, Italian Europa, Russian Евро́па (Jevrópa), Spanish Europa, ultimately from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ew.ˈro.pa/, /ɛw.ˈɾɔ.pa/

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe

Derived terms

• Europana (“European”)
• Europano (“European”)

See also

• (continents) kontinento; Afrika, Amerika (Nord-Amerika, Sud-Amerika), Antarktika, Azia, Australia, Europa ^{(Category: io:Continents)}

Interlingua

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe
2. Europa

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Eurōpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ewˈrɔ.pa/
• Rhymes: -ɔpa
• Hyphenation: Eu‧rò‧pa

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Europa f

1. (continent) Europe

   Hypernym: Eurasia

2. (nautical, sailing, sports) Europe (an olympic sailing class)
3. (astronomy, natural satellite) Europa
4. (astronomy, asteroid) 52 Europa
5. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (consort of Zeus, daughter of Agenor)
6. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys)

Related terms

• eurasiatico
• euro
• euro-
• eurocentrismo
• eurocentristico
• eurocity
• eurocomunismo
• eurocomunista
• eurocomunistico
• eurocrate
• eurodeputato
• eurodivisa
• eurodollaro
• euromercato
• euromoneta
• Europa centrale
• Europa meridionale
• Europa occidentale
• Europa orientale
• Europa settentrionale
• europarlamento
• europeismo
• europeista
• europeizzare
• europeo
• europio
• europoide
• euroscudo
• eurosocialismo
• eurosocialista
• eurovisione

 

See also

• (continents) continente; Africa, America (America meridionale, America settentrionale), Antartide, Asia, Europa, Oceania ^{(Category: it:Continents)}

Solar System in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text)
Star	Sole
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mercurio	Venere	Terra	Marte	Cerere	Giove	Saturno	Urano	Nettuno	Plutone	Eris (Eride)
Notable moons	—	—	Luna	Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganimede Callisto	Mimas Encelado Teti Dione Rea Titano Giapeto	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Tritone	Caronte	Disnomia

Latin

Europa seated on a bull (Jupiter in disguise), in fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD.

The world according to Herodotus showing Europa near the top of the map.

Alternative forms

• Eurōpē

Etymology

Borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa); cognate with Attic Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈroː.pa/, [ɛu̯ˈroːpä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈro.pa/, [eu̯ˈrɔːpä]

Proper noun

Eurōpa f sg (genitive Eurōpae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Phoenician king Agenor who was abducted by Jupiter and carried to Crete)
2. Europe
   • 43, Pomponius Mela, De situ orbis, book 1, chapter 3:

     Brevis Europae descriptio.—Europa terminos habet, ab oriente Tanain et Maeotida et Pontum; a meridie reliqua nostri maris; ab occidente Atlanticum; a septentrione Britannicum oceanum. (genitive and nomitive cases)

     A brief description of Europe.—Europe's borders, on the east are Tanais, Maeotida, and Pontus; on the south, the rest of our sea; on the west, the side of the Atlantic; north of the British Ocean.

   • ca. 415, Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, book 6, section 661:

     Quartus vero et magnus Europae sinus ab Hellesponto incipiens Maeotis ostio terminatur. Nam arctum mare inter Europam et Asiam in angustias septem stadiorum interfluens coarctatur; quas angustias Hellespontum dicunt, ubi Xerxes Persidis rex aggregatis navibus ponteque constructo exercitum duxit. (genitive and accusative cases)

     The fourth and great bay of Europe, beginning from the Hellespont, terminates at the mouth of the Maeotis. For the narrow sea flowing between Europe and Asia is confined to a narrow strip of seven furlongs; which they call the narrows of the Hellespont, where Xerxes, king of the Persians, assembled his ships and led his army under a bridge.

3. (New Latin, astronomy) Europa (moon of Jupiter)
4. (New Latin, astronomy) 52 Europa (main belt asteroid)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Eurōpa
genitive	Eurōpae
dative	Eurōpae
accusative	Eurōpam
ablative	Eurōpā
vocative	Eurōpa

Derived terms

• Eurōpaeus (“of Europa, of Europe”, adjective)
• Eurōpēnsis (“of Europe”, adjective)

Descendants

• Catalan: Europa
• Italian: Europa
  • → Sicilian: Europa
  • → Turkish: Avrupa
• Old French:
  • Middle French:
    • French: Europe
• Old Galician-Portuguese: Europa, Eyropa
  • Fala: Europa
  • Galician: Europa
  • Portuguese: Europa
    • → Burmese: ဥရောပ (u.rau:pa.)
    • → Hunsrik: Ëuropa
    • → Japanese: ヨーロッパ (Yōroppa)
• Old Spanish:
  • Spanish: Europa
• Sicilian: Aurupa

Borrowings:

• Bulgarian: Европа (Evropa)
• Mandarin: 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)
• Middle Dutch: europa
  • Dutch: Europa (see there for further descendants)
• Middle English: Europe
  • English: Europe, Europa (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: Europe
• Middle High German: Eurōpā
  • German: Europa
• Romanian: Europa
• Russian: Европа (Jevropa)

References

• “Europa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Europa”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “Europa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Europa”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• “Europa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Lithuanian

Europa

Proper noun

Europà f stress pattern 2

1. Europe (continent)

Declension

    Declension of Europà

nominative	Europà
genitive	Euròpos
dative	Euròpai
accusative	Euròpą
instrumental	Europà
locative	Euròpoje
vocative	Euròpa

Related terms

• europiẽtė f
• europiẽtis m

 

Middle High German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Proper noun

Eurōpā f

1. Europe (a continent)

Descendants

• German: Europa

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “Europa”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
• "eurōpā" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe (continent)

   Hun kan alle hovedstedene i Europa.

   She can name all the capitals in Europe.

Derived terms

• europakart
• Europakommisjonen
• europamester
• Europaparlamentet
• Europarådet
• europavei
• Nord-Europa
• Sentral-Europa
• Sør-Europa
• Vest-Europa
• Øst-Europa

 

Related terms

• europeer
• europeisk

 

See also

• (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Amerika, Antarktis, Asia, Europa, Nord-Amerika, Oseania, Sør-Amerika ^{(Category: no:Continents)}

References

• “Europa” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Europe”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe (continent)

   Ho kan alle hovudstadene i Europa.

   She can name all the capitals in Europe.

Derived terms

• Aust-Europa
• europakart
• Europakommisjonen
• europameister
• Europaparlamentet
• Europarådet
• Nord-Europa
• Sentral-Europa
• Sør-Europa
• Vest-Europa

 

Related terms

• europear
• europeisk

 

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Eyropa

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe (a continent)
   • 1373 January 20, Fernán Martís, “A Reſpoſta q̃ Eỹtor dou a Reỹ Priamos ſſeu padre”, in Cronica Troiana [Trojan Chronicle]‎^[2], translation of Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure, page 19:

     Et ſen falla os de europa ſon amelloꝛ cauallaría do mũdo nẽ q̃ maỹs ſaben de gerra.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Fala: Europa
• Galician: Europa
• Portuguese: Europa
  • → Burmese: ဥရောပ (u.rau:pa.)
  • → Hunsrik: Ëuropa
  • → Japanese: ヨーロッパ (Yōroppa)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “Europa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Europa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛwˈrɔ.pa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔpa
• Syllabification: Eu‧ro‧pa

Proper noun

Europa f (related adjective europejski)

1. Europe (a continent)

   Europa Północna ― Northern Europe

2. (Greek mythology) Europa (princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)
3. Europa (moon of Jupiter)

Declension

Declension of Europa

	singular
nominative	Europa
genitive	Europy
dative	Europie
accusative	Europę
instrumental	Europą
locative	Europie
vocative	Europo

Derived terms

• euro
• Europejczyk
• Europejka

 

See also

• (continents) kontynenty; Afryka, Ameryka (Ameryka Południowa, Ameryka Północna), Antarktyda, Azja, Europa, Oceania ^{(Category: pl:Continents)}

Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
Star	Słońce
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkury	Wenus	Ziemia	Mars	Ceres	Jowisz	Saturn	Uran	Neptun	Pluton	—
Notable moons	—	—	Księżyc	Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto	Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon	Tryton	Charon	—

Further reading

• Europa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Europa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Europa, from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɔ.pɐ/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɔ.pɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɔ.pɐ/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɔ.pɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɔ.pa/ [eʊ̯ˈɾɔ.pa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ewˈɾɔ.pɐ/

Proper noun

Europa f

2. Europe (a continent)
   • 2005, Wagner Blini, vários autores, Salvando Vida - Com Medicina Natural, Editora DCL, →ISBN, page 215:

     O abacate é uma fruta de sabor suave e gosto agradável, nem doce e nem amargo. O sabor neutro, aliado à polpa carnuda e macia, faz dele um dos ingredientes mais versáteis da culinária popular. Na Europa e na América Central, o abacate é um importante ingrediente para saladas.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2005, Fausto Arnaud Sampaio, Matemágica: História, Aplicações e Jogos Matemáticos, Papirus Editora, →ISBN, page 31:

     O ábaco foi usado por diversos povos e, até por volta de 1700, foram muito comuns na Europa, quando o cálculo escrito em papel passou a prevalecer.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2014, Venceslau de Morais, Paisagens da China e do Japão, Projecto Adamastor, →ISBN, page 97:

     O shogun, generalíssimo do imperador, com residência em Yedo, assinara por conta própria tratados de amizade e de comércio com a América e com a Europa, e os estrangeiros, em Yokohama, pisavam já afoitamente o solo japonês.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

4. (Greek mythology) Europa (Phoenician princess)
6. (astronomy) Europa (moon of Jupiter)

Related terms

• Eurafrásia
• Eurásia
• euro
• euro-
• europeísmo
• europeizar
• europeu
• európio

 

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဥရောပ (u.rau:pa.)
• → Hunsrik: Ëuropa
• → Japanese: ヨーロッパ (Yōroppa)

Romanian

Alternative forms

• Еуропа (Europa) — Moldovan Cyrillic spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.uˈro.pa/

Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe (a continent)
2. Europa (goddess)
3. Europa (moon of Jupiter)

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	Europă	Europa
genitive-dative	Europe	Europei
vocative	Europă, Europo

Related terms

• Europa Centrală
• Europa de Est
• Europa de Nord
• Europa de Sud
• Europa de Vest
• european

 

Further reading

• Europa in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Proper noun

L'Europa f

1. Europe
2. (astronomy) Europa

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• Evrópa (Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eurǒːpa/
• Hyphenation: E‧u‧ro‧pa

Proper noun

Európa f (Cyrillic spelling Еуро́па)

1. (Croatia) Europe
2. (Croatia) Europa

Declension

Declension of Europa

	singular
nominative	Europa
genitive	Europe
dative	Europi
accusative	Europu
vocative	Europo
locative	Europi
instrumental	Europom

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Aurupa, Arupa (archaic form)
• Eurupa, Iurupa (modern sicilianization)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Eurōpa. Doublet of Sicilian Aurupa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛwˈɾɔ.pa/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /iwˈɾu.pa/ (sicilianized)
• Hyphenation: Eu‧rò‧pa

Proper noun

Europa f

1. (continent) Europe (the portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean)

   Hypernym: Euràsia

2. (astronomy, natural satellite) Europa
3. (astronomy, asteroid) 52 Europa
4. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (consort of Zeus, daughter of Agenor)
5. (mythology, Greek mythology) Europa (daughter of Oceanus and Tethys)

Derived terms

• Europa cintrali
• Europa dû Norti
• Europa dû Sud
• Europa livantina
• Europa miridiunali
• Europa punintina
• Europa sittintriunali
• eurupea
• eurupeu

 

Related terms

• euro
• euru
• Uniuni Eurupea

 

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /euˈɾopa/ [eu̯ˈɾo.pa]
• Rhymes: -opa
• Syllabification: Eu‧ro‧pa

Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe (the portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean)
2. (astronomy) Europa (large moon of Jupiter)
3. (astronomy) Europa (asteroid)
4. (Greek mythology) Europa (woman seduced by Zeus)

Derived terms

• Europa del Norte
• Europe Central
• Picos de Europa

 

Related terms

• euro
• europeo
• Unión Europea

 

Descendants

• →⇒ Ye'kwana: Eudojanña

See also

• (continents) continente; África, América (Norteamérica/América del Norte, Sudamérica/Suramérica/América del Sur), Antártida, Asia, Europa, Oceanía ^{(Category: es:Continents)}

Further reading

• “Europa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈruːpa/

Proper noun

Europa n (genitive Europas)

1. Europe, the westernmost part of the Eurasian continent, north of Africa and west of Asia

Derived terms

• Centraleuropa
• Mellaneuropa
• Nordeuropa
• Sydeuropa
• Västeuropa
• Östeuropa

Related terms

• euro
• europé
• europeisk
• europeiska

 

Proper noun

Europa c (genitive Europas)

1. Europa (goddess)
2. Europa, a moon of Jupiter

Further reading

• Europa in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Svensk MeSH

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Yuropa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Europa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /juˈɾopa/ [jʊˈɾoː.pɐ]
    • Rhymes: -opa
  • IPA^(key): /ʔewˈɾopa/ [ʔeʊ̯ˈɾoː.pɐ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: Eu‧ro‧pa

Proper noun

Europa (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜇᜓᜉ)

1. Europe (a continent)
2. European Union

   Synonym: Unyong Europeo

Related terms

• Europea
• Europeo

 

References

• “Europa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Proper noun

Europa

1. (Greek mythology) Europa
2. (astronomy) Europa