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Neaera Adunata
Neaera, Neæra, or Neaira are different transliterations of an Ancient Greek name Νέαιρα. They may refer to: Ancient Greek feminine name * Neaera (Greek mythology), a name of figures in Greek mythology * Neaera (wife of Hypsicreon), a figure in Greek legendary history * Neaira (hetaera), a prostitute in the 4th century BC * Neaera, the woman to whom Lygdamus addressed his poems (1st century BC); also the object of affection in the ''Basia'' ('Kisses') of Johannes Secundus (1541) Genera * Neaera (fly), ''Neaera'' (fly), a tachinid fly genus established by Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830 * ''Neaera'', a bivalve genus invalidly established by Griffith & Pidgeon in 1834; now ''Cuspidaria (bivalve), Cuspidaria'' * ''Neaera'', a slug moth genus invalidly established by Herrich-Schäffer in 1854; now synonym of ''Latoia'' * ''Neaera'', a plant genus from the amaryllis family established by Salisbury in 1866; now synonym of ''Clinanthus'' * ''Neaera'', an Ethmiidae, ethmiid moth genus inval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transliteration
Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one script to another that involves swapping letters (thus '' trans-'' + '' liter-'') in predictable ways, such as Greek → and → the digraph , Cyrillic → , Armenian → or Latin → . For instance, for the Greek term , which is usually translated as 'Hellenic Republic', the usual transliteration into the Latin script (romanization) is ; and the Russian term , which is usually translated as 'Russian Republic', can be transliterated either as or alternatively as . Transliteration is the process of representing or intending to represent a word, phrase, or text in a different script or writing system. Transliterations are designed to convey the pronunciation of the original word in a different script, allowing readers or speakers of that script to approximate the sounds and pronunciation of the original word. Transliterations do not change the pronunciation of the word. Thus, in the Greek above example, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |