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proper nounA peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.
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- Proto-Indo-European*pelH-
- Ancient Greekπέλλος (péllos)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ókʷs
- Proto-Hellenic*ókʷs
- Ancient Greekὤψ (ṓps)
- Ancient GreekΠέλοπος (Pélopos)
- Ancient Greekνῆσος (nêsos)
- Ancient GreekΠελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)
- LatinPeloponnēsu
- EnglishPeloponnese
Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), univerbation of Πέλοπος (Pélopos) + νῆσος (nêsos), literally “Isle of Pelops”.
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Afrikaans Peloponnese
- Peloponneseregion of Greece
Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος
- Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)region of Greece
Arabic بِيلُوبُونِيز
- بِيلُوبُونِيز (bīlūbūnīz)region of Greece
Basque Peloponeso
- Peloponesoregion of Greece
Bulgarian Пелопонес
- Пелопонес (Pelopones)region of Greece
Catalan Peloponès
- Peloponèsregion of Greece
Chinese Mandarin 伯罗奔尼撒, 伯罗奔尼撒半岛
- 伯罗奔尼撒 (Bóluóbēnnísā)region of Greece
- 伯罗奔尼撒半岛 (Bóluóbēnnísā Bàndǎo)region of Greece
Czech Peloponés
- Peloponésregion of Greece
Danish Peloponnes
- Peloponnesregion of Greece
Dutch Peloponnesos
- Peloponnesosregion of Greece
Esperanto Peloponezo
- Peloponezoregion of Greece
Estonian Peloponnesos
- Peloponnesosregion of Greece
Finnish Peloponnesos
- Peloponnesosregion of Greece
French Péloponnèse
- Péloponnèseregion of Greece
German Peloponnes
- Peloponnesregion of Greece
Greek Πελοπόννησος
- Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnisos)region of Greece
Hebrew פלופונסוס
- פלופונסוס (peluponisus)region of Greece
Hindi पेलोपोनीस
- पेलोपोनीस (peloponīs)region of Greece
Hungarian Peloponnészosz
- Peloponnészoszregion of Greece
Icelandic Pelópsskagi
- Pelópsskagiregion of Greece
Italian Peloponneso
- Peloponnesoregion of Greece
Japanese ペロポネソス半島
- ペロポネソス半島 (Peroponesosu-hantō)region of Greece
Korean 펠로폰네소스 반도
- 펠로폰네소스 반도 (pelloponnesoseu bando)region of Greece
Latin Peloponnēsus
- Peloponnēsusregion of Greece
Latvian Peloponesa
- Peloponesaregion of Greece
Lithuanian Peloponesas
- Peloponesasregion of Greece
Norwegian Bokmål Peloponnes
- Peloponnesregion of Greece
Persian پلوپونز
- پلوپونزregion of Greece
Polish Peloponez
- Peloponezregion of Greece
Portuguese Peloponeso
- Peloponesoregion of Greece
Romanian Peloponez
- Peloponezregion of Greece
Russian Пелопонне́с
- Пелопонне́с (Peloponnés)region of Greece
Slovak Peloponéz
- Peloponézregion of Greece
Spanish Peloponeso
- Peloponesoregion of Greece
Swedish Peloponnesos
- Peloponnesosregion of Greece
Turkish Mora, Mora Yarımadası
- Moraregion of Greece
- Mora Yarımadasıregion of Greece
Ukrainian Пелопонне́с
- Пелопонне́с (Peloponnés)region of Greece
Cite this entry
APA
Peloponnese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peloponnese
MLA
“Peloponnese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peloponnese. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peloponnese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peloponnese.
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