Καδμεία

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Καδμεία OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
fortress
Καδμεία πόλις, Θηβῶν ἀκρόπολις, ἀφ´ ἧς οἱ Θηβαῖοι Καδμεῖοι καὶ Καδμείωνες καὶ Καδμεῖαι, καὶ τὸ τεῖχος Καδμεία.

Cadmeia: a city, the acropolis of Thebes, from which the Thebans are called Cadmeians (Kadmeioi) and Cadmeiones and Cadmeiai; and the wall is (called) Cadmeia.

Commentary (1)
Cadmeians (Kadmeioi) and Cadmeiones and Cadmeiai
The Greek forms are Καδμεῖοι, Καδμείωνες, and Καδμείαι; the variety of ethnic forms is flattened in English.
AI-detected · wordplay etymology · confidence: high

Translation Guidance

KindRuleGuidanceDetection
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive PEOPLE)
formula:0a6d211492d74a05
Translate as "a X of the Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress
Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive REGION)
formula:1040044f9f2bf616
Translate as "a X in Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress
Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossἄκρον τό
gloss:e28240a1e2cb325b
cape (when on the coast, sgl.), headlands (when on the coast, plu.); peak (when inland)
Domain: WATER BODIES/COASTS
Rule status: In progress
Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossπόλισμα τό *
gloss:9651cd1c383eacc4
town
Domain: SETTLEMENTS/STRUCTURES
Rule status: In progress
Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossτεῖχος τό
gloss:e184afb0551538f4
wall, fortification, barrier
Domain: SETTLEMENTS/STRUCTURES
Rule status: In progress
Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence

Herodian overlaps

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No significant Herodian overlaps were found for this headword in the latest run.