Adriatic

Meaning

Adj

Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.

Name

A sea between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula; an extension of the Mediterranean located between the boot of Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans; in full, Adriatic Sea.

Synonyms

Adriatic Sea

Translations

adriatico

Adriatique

mer Adriatique

Hadria

Adriatische Zee

adriático

Adriático

أدرياتيك

adriático

ادرياتيك

Mer Adriatique

Αδριατική

adriatisch

Adria

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: unda

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ὕδωρ

In summary

From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either:
* an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea.
* Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water.