English

Proper noun

Europa

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

Derived terms

• Europan

Translations

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Europa.

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe

Asturian

Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe

Derived terms

• européu

Catalan

Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe

See also

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Europa n

1. The continent Europe

Europa f

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

Galician

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Europa

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

Related terms

• europeo
• Unión Europea
• euro

Coordinate terms

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʏ̯ˈʁoːpa/

Proper noun

Europa n ‎(genitive Europas, no plural) Europa f ‎(genitive Europa, no plural)

1. (neuter) The continent Europe

   Deutschland liegt im Herzen Europas.‎

   Germany lies in the heart of Europe.

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

Related terms

• Europäer
• europäisch
• europäisieren

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing 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, Antarktika, Azia, Australia, Europa, Nord-Amerika, Sud-Amerika ^{(Category: io:Continents)}

Interlingua

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe
2. Europa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /euˈrɔpa/, [eu̯ˈrɔː.pa]
• Hyphenation: Eu‧rò‧pa

Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe
2. Europa

Related terms

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

See also

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

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /euˈroː.pa/

Proper noun

Eurōpa f ‎(genitive Eurōpae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Europa (Phoenician princess abducted by Zeus)
2. Europe

Inflection

First declension, with locative.

Related terms

• eurōpaeus

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: Европа ‎(Evropa)
• Catalan: Europa
• → English: Europa, Europe
  • → Korean: 유럽 ‎(Yureop)
• → Dutch: Europa
• French: Europe
• → German: Europa
• Italian: Europa
• → Mandarin: 歐羅巴
• Portuguese: Europa
  • → Japanese: ヨーロッパ ‎(Yōroppa)
• Romanian: Europa
• Spanish: 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
• 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 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

Europa f

1. Europe (continent)

Declension

Related terms

• europietis m, europietė f

Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Europa, from Greek.

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe (continent)

   Hun kan alle hovedstedene i Europa. (Bokmål)

   Ho kan alle hovudstadene i Europa. (Nynorsk)

   She can name all the capitals in Europe.

Derived terms

• Europakommisjonen
• Europaparlamentet
• Europarådet
• europamester (Bokmål), europameister (Nynorsk)

See also

• europeisk
• europeer (Bokmål), europear (Nynorsk)
• europakart
• Vest-Europa
• Sentral-Europa
• Nord-Europa (Bokmål), Nord-Europa (Nynorsk)
• Øst-Europa (Bokmål), Aust-Europa (both)
• (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Antarktis, Asia, Australia, Europa, Nord-Amerika, Sør-Amerika ^{(Category: no:Continents)}

References

• “Europa” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "European"

Novial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /euˈro.pa/

Proper noun

Europa

1. Europe

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛwˈrɔpa/

Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe

   Europa Północna Northern Europe

2. Europa

Declension

Derived terms

• euro
• europejski
• Europejczyk
• Europejka

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.ˈɾɔ.pɐ/

Proper noun

Europa f

1. Europe (a continent)
2. (Greek mythology) Europa (Phoenician princess)
3. (astronomy) Europa (moon of Jupiter)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Europa.

Related terms

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.uˈro.pa/

Proper noun

Europa f

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

Declension

Related terms

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα ‎(Eurṓpa).

Proper noun

L'Europa f

1. (geography) Europe
2. (astronomy) Europa

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• Evrópa (Bosnian, Serbian)

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Európa f ‎(Cyrillic spelling Еуро́па)

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

Declension

Spanish

Proper noun

Europa f

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

Related terms

• europeo
• Unión Europea
• euro

See also

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈruːpa/

Proper noun

Europa n

1. Europe, the westernmost part of the Eurasian continent, north of Africa and west of Asia
2. Europa (goddess)
3. Europa, a moon of Jupiter

Related terms

• europeisk, europeiska, europeiskt
• euro
• europe or europé