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English

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Map of Eritrea.

Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti
Proto-Italic *kʷelō
Latin colō
Latin colōnus
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin colōniader.
Italian colonia
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós
Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós
Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós)
Ancient Greek ἐρυθραῖος (eruthraîos)lbor.
Latin erythraeus
Italian eritreo
Italian eritrea
Italian la Colonia eritreaellip.
Italian (l')Eritreabor.
English Eritrea

    Borrowed from Italian (l')Eritrea, first used in Italian as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

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    Eritrea

    2. A country in East Africa, on the Red Sea. Capital: Asmara.
      1. The modern State of Eritrea (since the 1990s).
        • 2025 April 22, Joe Minihane, “24 of the world’s most unusual landscapes”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 19 August 2025:
          Close to the border with Eritrea, its ethereal, Martian landscape sits within the Danakil Depression.
      2. (historical) A former province of or in union with Ethiopia.
      3. (historical, from 1890) A former colony of Italy.

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    Afrikaans

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    Eritrea

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea; capital: Asmara)

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    Breton

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    Eritrea

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

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    Eritrea f

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)
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    Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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    Eritrea

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

    Central Nahuatl

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    Eritrea

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

    Czech

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    Eritrea f (relational adjective eritrejský, demonym Eritrejec)

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

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    Declension of Eritrea (sg-only feminine in -ea)
    singular
    nominative Eritrea
    genitive Eritrey, Eritreje
    dative Eritreji
    accusative Eritreu
    vocative Eritreo
    locative Eritreji
    instrumental Eritreou, Eritrejí

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    Eritrea

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Italian (l')Eritrea, first used in Italian as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

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    Eritrea n

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

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    Finnish

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    Etymology

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    From Italian Eritrea.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈeritreɑ/, [ˈe̞rit̪ˌre̞ɑ̝]
    • Rhymes: -eɑ
    • Syllabification(key): E‧rit‧re‧a
    • Hyphenation(key): E‧rit‧rea

    Proper noun

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    Eritrea

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

    Declension

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    Inflection of Eritrea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    nominative Eritrea —
    genitive Eritrean —
    partitive Eritreaa —
    illative Eritreaan —
    singular plural
    nominative Eritrea —
    accusative nom. Eritrea —
    gen. Eritrean
    genitive Eritrean —
    partitive Eritreaa —
    inessive Eritreassa —
    elative Eritreasta —
    illative Eritreaan —
    adessive Eritrealla —
    ablative Eritrealta —
    allative Eritrealle —
    essive Eritreana —
    translative Eritreaksi —
    abessive Eritreatta —
    instructive — —
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Eritrea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Eritreani —
    accusative nom. Eritreani —
    gen. Eritreani
    genitive Eritreani —
    partitive Eritreaani —
    inessive Eritreassani —
    elative Eritreastani —
    illative Eritreaani —
    adessive Eritreallani —
    ablative Eritrealtani —
    allative Eritrealleni —
    essive Eritreanani —
    translative Eritreakseni —
    abessive Eritreattani —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Eritreasi —
    accusative nom. Eritreasi —
    gen. Eritreasi
    genitive Eritreasi —
    partitive Eritreaasi —
    inessive Eritreassasi —
    elative Eritreastasi —
    illative Eritreaasi —
    adessive Eritreallasi —
    ablative Eritrealtasi —
    allative Eritreallesi —
    essive Eritreanasi —
    translative Eritreaksesi —
    abessive Eritreattasi —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Eritreamme —
    accusative nom. Eritreamme —
    gen. Eritreamme
    genitive Eritreamme —
    partitive Eritreaamme —
    inessive Eritreassamme —
    elative Eritreastamme —
    illative Eritreaamme —
    adessive Eritreallamme —
    ablative Eritrealtamme —
    allative Eritreallemme —
    essive Eritreanamme —
    translative Eritreaksemme —
    abessive Eritreattamme —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Eritreanne —
    accusative nom. Eritreanne —
    gen. Eritreanne
    genitive Eritreanne —
    partitive Eritreaanne —
    inessive Eritreassanne —
    elative Eritreastanne —
    illative Eritreaanne —
    adessive Eritreallanne —
    ablative Eritrealtanne —
    allative Eritreallenne —
    essive Eritreananne —
    translative Eritreaksenne —
    abessive Eritreattanne —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Eritreansa —
    accusative nom. Eritreansa —
    gen. Eritreansa
    genitive Eritreansa —
    partitive Eritreaansa —
    inessive Eritreassaan
    Eritreassansa     		—
    elative Eritreastaan
    Eritreastansa     		—
    illative Eritreaansa —
    adessive Eritreallaan
    Eritreallansa     		—
    ablative Eritrealtaan
    Eritrealtansa     		—
    allative Eritrealleen
    Eritreallensa     		—
    essive Eritreanaan
    Eritreanansa     		—
    translative Eritreakseen
    Eritreaksensa     		—
    abessive Eritreattaan
    Eritreattansa     		—
    instructive — —
    comitative — —

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    Eritrea f

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)
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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Italian (l')Eritrea, first used in Italian as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

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    Eritrea n (proper noun, genitive Eritreas or (optionally with an article) Eritrea)

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

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    Hungarian

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     Eritrea on Hungarian Wikipedia

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈɛritrɛɒ]
    • Hyphenation: Erit‧rea
    • Rhymes: -ɒ

    Proper noun

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    Eritrea

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

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    Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
    singular plural
    nominative Eritrea —
    accusative Eritreát —
    dative Eritreának —
    instrumental Eritreával —
    causal-final Eritreáért —
    translative Eritreává —
    terminative Eritreáig —
    essive-formal Eritreaként —
    essive-modal — —
    inessive Eritreában —
    superessive Eritreán —
    adessive Eritreánál —
    illative Eritreába —
    sublative Eritreára —
    allative Eritreához —
    elative Eritreából —
    delative Eritreáról —
    ablative Eritreától —
    non-attributive
    possessive – singular     		Eritreáé —
    non-attributive
    possessive – plural     		Eritreáéi —
    Possessive forms of Eritrea
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. Eritreám —
    2nd person sing. Eritreád —
    3rd person sing. Eritreája —
    1st person plural Eritreánk —
    2nd person plural Eritreátok —
    3rd person plural Eritreájuk —

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    Indonesian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Italian (l')Eritrea, first used in Italian as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

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    Eritrea

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

    Noun

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    Eritrea (plural Eritrea-Eritrea or para Eritrea)

    1. Eritrean

    Adjective

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    Eritrea (comparative lebih Eritrea, superlative paling Eritrea)

    1. Eritrean

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    countries in Africa: negara-negara di Afrika (appendix)edit

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    Interlingua

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    Proper noun

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    Eritrea

    1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

    Italian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /e.riˈtrɛ.a/
    • Rhymes: -ɛa
    • Hyphenation: E‧ri‧trè‧a

    Etymology 1

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    Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
    Proto-Indo-European *-eti
    Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti
    Proto-Italic *kʷelō
    Latin colō
    Latin colōnus
    Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
    Proto-Italic *-ijos
    Proto-Italic *-ios
    Old Latin -ios
    Latin -ius
    Latin -ia
    Latin colōniader.
    Italian colonia
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-rós
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós
    Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós
    Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós)
    Ancient Greek ἐρυθραῖος (eruthraîos)lbor.
    Latin erythraeus
    Italian eritreo
    Italian eritrea
    Italian la Colonia eritreaellip.
    Italian Eritrea

      First used as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

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      l'Eritrea f

      1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)
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      Etymology 2

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      From Latin Erythraea, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραία (Eruthraía).

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      Eritrea f

      1. (historical) Erythraea (a town in ancient Crete)
        • 1810, Lucio Anneo Floro‎[2], page 116:
          Appresso, Metello devastando tutta la isola col ferro e col fuoco, li ridusse entro i castelli, e le città, e dentro Gnosso ed Eritrea e Cidonia, madre come dicono i Greci, delle città.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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      L-Eritrea f

      1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea; official name: Istat tal-Eritrea)

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      Norwegian Bokmål

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      The flag of Eritrea.
      Eritrea in Africa.
      Mountains along the road from Asmara to Massawa.
      Italian Eritrea and the surrounding region in 1922.

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      Internationalism, ultimately from Italian Eritrea, the name assigned to the Italian possessions on the Red Sea coast when they were constituted as the colony of Eritrea on 1 January 1890. Italian Eritrea was originally an ellipsis of Colonia eritrea (“Erythraean colony”), with eritrea the feminine form of eritreo (“Erythraean; of the Erythraean Sea”).

      The Italian adjective is from Latin erythraeus (“reddish; Erythraean”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”), from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós (“red”), from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (“red, ruddy”). The name therefore ultimately refers to the Red Sea, known in Latin as Mare Erythraeum (“Erythraean Sea”).

      Parallel international adaptations include Danish Eritrea, Swedish Eritrea, German Eritrea, Dutch Eritrea, French Érythrée and English Eritrea.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /¹e.ɾɪˈtɾeː.a/, [e.ɾɪˈtɾèː.a]
      • Rhymes: -eːa
      • Hyphenation: E‧ri‧tre‧a

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      Eritrea

      1. Eritrea; a country in East Africa, Africa, on the Red Sea in the Horn of Africa, with Asmara as its capital.
        Eritrea ligger ved Rødehavet mellom Sudan, Etiopia og Djibouti. ― Eritrea lies on the Red Sea between Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
        • 2026 June 25, Terje Østebø and Erik Berg, “Eritrea”, in Store norske leksikon:
          Eritrea er en republikk på Afrikas Horn i nordøstlige Afrika ved Rødehavet.
          Eritrea is a republic in the Horn of Africa in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea.
      2. (historical) Eritrea; an Italian colony in East Africa from 1890 to 1941, comprising substantially the territory of the modern country.
        Italia opprettet kolonien Eritrea ved Rødehavet i 1890. ― Italy established the colony of Eritrea on the Red Sea in 1890.
        • 2025 December 15, Dag Leraand, Terje Østebø, Erik Berg and Christine Smith-Simonsen, “Eritreas historie”, in Store norske leksikon:
          1. januar 1890 erklærte Italia sine samlede besittelser som kolonien Eritrea.
          On 1 January 1890, Italy declared its combined possessions to be the colony of Eritrea.
      3. (historical) Eritrea; the territory under British administration from 1941 to 1952, following the defeat of Italy in East Africa during World War II.
        Etter det italienske nederlaget kom Eritrea under britisk administrasjon. ― Following the Italian defeat, Eritrea came under British administration.
        • 2025 December 15, Dag Leraand, Terje Østebø, Erik Berg and Christine Smith-Simonsen, “Eritreas historie”, in Store norske leksikon:
          Eritrea ble satt under britisk administrasjon.
          Eritrea was placed under British administration.
      4. (historical) Eritrea; an autonomous unit federated with Ethiopia from 1952 to 1962.
        Fra 1952 inngikk Eritrea som en selvstyrt enhet i føderasjon med Etiopia. ― From 1952, Eritrea formed an autonomous unit in federation with Ethiopia.
        • 2025 December 15, Dag Leraand, Terje Østebø, Erik Berg and Christine Smith-Simonsen, “Eritreas historie”, in Store norske leksikon:
          Bestemmelsen trådte i kraft fra 1952.
          The provision entered into force in 1952.
      5. (historical) Eritrea; a former province of Ethiopia, following its annexation in 1962 and lasting until Ethiopian control collapsed in 1991.
        Etiopia annekterte Eritrea som en provins i 1962. ― Ethiopia annexed Eritrea as a province in 1962.
        • 2026 June 25, Terje Østebø and Erik Berg, “Eritrea”, in Store norske leksikon:
          i 1962 annekterte Etiopia landet som en provins.
          in 1962 Ethiopia annexed the country as a province.

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      • The official Norwegian long-form name is Staten Eritrea (“the State of Eritrea”).

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      • “Eritrea” in Store norske leksikon.
      • “Eritreas historie” in Store norske leksikon.
      • “Navn på stater” at Språkrådet.

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      Eritrea

      1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)
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      Slovak

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /eritrea/, [ˈeritrea]
      • Rhymes: -ea
      • Hyphenation: E‧rit‧re‧a

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      Eritrea f (genitive singular Eritrey, declension pattern of žena)

      1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

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      • “Eritrea”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

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      • IPA(key): /eɾiˈtɾea/ [e.ɾiˈt̪ɾe.a]
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ea
      • Syllabification: E‧ri‧tre‧a

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      Eritrea f

      1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)
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      Eritrea

      1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

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      Eritrea n (genitive Eritreas)

      1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)
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      Welsh

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      Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Proper noun

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      Eritrea f

      1. Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)
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