Ηράκλειο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειον (Hērákleion), from Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês, “Heracles”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iˈraklio/
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Hyphenation: Η‧ρά‧κλει‧ο

Proper noun

Ηράκλειο • (Irákleio) n

Heraklion (capital and biggest city of Crete)
Heraklion (any other towns and villages with this name throughout Greece)

Declension

Declension of Ηράκλειο (Irákleio)

	singular
nominative	Ηράκλειο •
genitive	Ηρακλείου •
accusative	Ηράκλειο •
vocative	Ηράκλειο •

Synonyms

Χάνδακας m (Chándakas, “Candia”) (archaic name)

Derived terms

Ηρακλειώτης m (Irakleiótis, “male from Heraklion”)
Ηρακλειώτισσα f (Irakleiótissa, “female from Heraklion”)
ηρακλειώτικος (irakleiótikos) (adjective)

Further reading

Ηράκλειο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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