@sophiasmithgaler: Why is Greece ‘Greece’? Because of them pesky Romans! #language #greek #exonym

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mrshlldrk92
marche✨ :
Like Germany and Alemania?
2023-10-08 18:03:04
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lucashenriquefoto
Lucas Henrique :
Ellada sounds like something out of Lord of the Rings lore
2023-10-11 00:59:16
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woodbear1992
Vebjørn Steinsholt :
Norwegian uses Hellas for the country, but Greker(Grecian/greek) for the people weirdly
2023-10-08 16:01:31
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joshplaysthepiano
joshplaysthepiano :
I used to think the movie Grease was about Greece 😂
2023-10-08 21:58:34
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satiatedfilth
Ana 🐍 (She/They/Daddy) :
I knew this was the case for some countries but I didn’t know about Greece! Japan for example, is Nihon/Nippon in Japanese.
2023-10-09 00:30:26
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yapchuk
👍 :
In Hebrew it's called יוון - Yavan
2023-10-08 21:20:13
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kiyoka_gr11
Kiyoka :
ότι να ναι
2023-10-09 13:10:26
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ramtin9696
Ramtin :
I love helado
2023-10-08 19:51:07
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ascenting_vibrations
Ascending Vibrations :
hel las comes from hel=helios=sun and las=stone=land... land of sun
2023-10-08 21:18:48
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jjdisthem
Jo :
ELADA??
2023-10-09 06:34:41
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leavesrgreen
leavesaregreen 🍉 :
In Nepal 🇳🇵 also Greece is called युनान Yūnān, which I believe came to South Asia with either Alexander, or Mughals.
2023-10-08 18:04:39
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rebelhead
SatyrDude :
I understand the concept of an exonym. But is there a name for what indigenous people might call it? Even to them, it may be an exonym.
2023-10-09 12:20:16
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chlochlodahoho
Chloe :
I found this out bc I was looking at the embassy and it’s referred to as the Hellenic Republic
2023-10-08 18:00:18
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kyriakostsirtsikos
kyriakostsirtsikos :
ΕΛΛΑΣ....
2023-10-10 16:49:14
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saramontielesunareina
MardeMaria :
En Español también se llama "helenos" a los griegos
2023-10-09 15:56:02
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user2801102845489
user2801102845489 :
Τι Χελέν λέει αυτή;;;
2023-10-09 15:01:11
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augustocasanovaca
Augusto Casanova Cardier :
In Spanish we have both: Grecia (the most common) and la Hélade (used almost never).
2023-10-09 13:09:27
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migue.png
Migue Covarrubias :
como Japón - Nihon / Nippon
2023-10-09 02:43:57
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cubbymoon
CubbyMoon :
I feel like “what the country is called by the people who live there” should be the only name
2023-12-30 07:20:52
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yvee559
StiegWennerström :
I noticed that most people call the US, America. But Hispanic people call it Estados Unidos.
2023-10-08 19:15:39
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benben1964
Ben Ben :
what does eliniki mean?
2023-10-09 05:51:41
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3izu3
izu 🌸 :
for graecia in latin the c is a hard k sound [graekia], the ch is more italian. (like caesar would be more like kaezar in latin)
2023-10-08 22:40:24
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lilfiz99
Cody :
I speak English, know a decent bit of Spanish, and some German. The Germany/Alemania/Deutschland thing always gets me
2023-10-09 16:42:34
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sampaniagua
Sam Paniagua :
Sounds exactly like saying helada in Spanish which is like frost or ice. 💕
2023-10-09 19:35:15
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thenickmol
Nick :
ωραία τα εξηγεί
2023-10-11 01:54:10
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