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βασιλεία
kingdom /va.si.ˈli.a/
nounC1#4042 most common
Also: reign, monarchy, kingship
Example sentences
Η Ελλάδα ήταν βασιλεία παλιά.
Greece was a kingdom in the past.
Ο βασιλιάς κυβερνούσε τη βασιλεία του με δικαιοσύνη.
The king ruled his kingdom with fairness.
Η βασιλεία της Αγγλίας έχει μακρά ιστορία.
The kingdom of England has a long history.
Μετά τον πόλεμο, η βασιλεία καταργήθηκε και ιδρύθηκε δημοκρατία.
After the war, the monarchy was abolished and a republic was set up.
Οι ιστορικοί μελετούν τις βασιλείες της αρχαίας Μεσοποταμίας.
Historians study the kingdoms of ancient Mesopotamia.
Η βασιλεία του Όθωνα σημάδεψε τα πρώτα χρόνια του ελληνικού κράτους.
The reign of Otto marked the early years of the Greek state.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | βασιλεία | βασιλείες |
| Genitive | βασιλείας | βασιλειών |
| Accusative | βασιλεία | βασιλείες |
| Vocative | βασιλεία | βασιλείες |
Word family
βασιλιάςking
βασίλισσαqueenβασιλεύωto reign, to rule as king
βασιλικόςroyal, of the kingβασιλόπουλοprince (a king's son)
Etymology
The word comes from βασιλεύς, the ancient Greek term for king. The suffix -εία turns the noun into an abstract term for the office or realm the king holds. The origin of βασιλεύς itself is not settled. Many scholars think it comes from a language spoken in Greece before Greek arrived, so no secure Indo-European root can be given.
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