Iraklion

See also: Iráklion

English

Alternative forms

• Heraklion, Iráklion

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Ηράκλειο (Irákleio).

Proper noun

Iraklion

1. The capital city of Crete, Greece.
2. A regional unit in central Crete.

Translations

The capital city of Crete

• Albanian: Iraklio m
• Aromanian: Iraclju m, Iracljiu m
• Finnish: Heraklion, Iraklion
• French: Iráklion, Héraklion (fr)
• Greek: Ηράκλειο (el) (Irákleio)
• Italian: Candia (it) f
• Macedonian: Ираклион m (Iraklion)
• Ottoman Turkish: قندیه (kandiye)
• Polish: Heraklion (pl) m, Iraklion (pl) m
• Portuguese: Heraclião f
• Russian: Ираклио́н (ru) m (Iraklión)
• Spanish: Heraclión (es) f
• Turkish: Kandiye

Polish

Iraklion

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Ηράκλειο (Irákleio). Doublet of Heraklejon and Heraklion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈra.kljɔn/
• Rhymes: -akljɔn
• Syllabification: I‧ra‧klion

Proper noun

Iraklion m inan

1. Iraklion (the capital and largest city of Crete, Greece)

   Synonym: Heraklion

2. Iraklion (a regional unit of Crete, Greece)

   Synonym: Heraklion

Declension

Declension of Iraklion

	singular
nominative	Iraklion
genitive	Iraklionu
dative	Iraklionowi
accusative	Iraklion
instrumental	Iraklionem
locative	Iraklionie
vocative	Iraklionie

Further reading

• Iraklion in Polish dictionaries at PWN