Λασίθι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Λασίθι (Lasíthi), from Venetan la (“the”) Seteia (“Sitia”). Sitia is a large town in the easternmost part of the prefecture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈsiθi/
• Hyphenation: Λα‧σί‧θι

Proper noun

Λασίθι • (Lasíthi) n

1. Lasithi (former prefecture and current regional unit in eastern Crete in Greece)
2. Lasithi (plateau in the above area)

Declension

	singular
nominative	Λασίθι (Lasíthi)
genitive	Λασιθίου (Lasithíou)
accusative	Λασίθι (Lasíthi)
vocative	Λασίθι (Lasíthi)

Hypernyms

• Άγιος Νικόλαος m (Ágios Nikólaos, “Agios Nikolaos”)
• Ιεράπετρα f (Ierápetra, “Ierapetra”)
• Σητεία f (Siteía, “Sitia”)

Derived terms

• Λασιθιώτης m (Lasithiótis, “male from Lasithi”)
• Λασιθιώτισσα f (Lasithiótissa, “female from Lasithi”)
• λασιθιώτικος (lasithiótikos) (adjective)

Further reading

• Λασίθι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el