Καισάρεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Named after a Caesar: Καῖσᾰρ (Kaîsar, “Caesar”) +‎ -ειᾰ (-eia), as a calque of Latin Caesarēa.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Καισᾰ́ρειᾰ • (Kaisáreia) f (genitive Καισᾰρείᾱς); first declension

  1. Caesarea (any of numerous cities in the Roman Empire)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Arabic: قَيْسارِيّة (qaysāriyya)
  • → Old Armenian: Կեսարիա (Kesaria)
  • Greek: Καισάρεια (Kaisáreia)
  • → Hebrew: קֵיסָרְיָה (Keysaryá)
  • Ottoman Turkish: قیصری (Kayseri)
  • → Russian: Кесари́я (Kesaríja)

References

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