Definition
Plural of hetaira; a group of ancient Greek courtesans or educated female companions.
Etymology
Greek plural of hetaira, from hetairos (companion). This form preserves the ancient Greek nominative plural ending.
Kelly Says
The plural hetairai appears frequently in ancient texts and shows how important these women were to Greek cultural and intellectual life—they're basically the reason we have detailed records of their conversations and philosophical contributions.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄታይራ (Hētaira)
he-ta-i-ra
ARالعربية
هيتايرا (Haytāira)
hay-ta-ee-ra
BNবাংলা
হেটাইরা (Hetaira)
he-ta-i-ra
CACatalà
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
CSČeština
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
DADansk
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
DEDeutsch
Hetairai
hay-ta-i-rai
ELΕλληνικά
ἑταίραι (hetairai)
he-ta-i-rai
ESEspañol
hetairas
eh-taye-rah-s
FAفارسی
هتایرا (Hetāira)
he-ta-i-ra
FISuomi
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
FRFrançais
hetaïres
e-ta-eer
GUGU
હેતાઈરા (Hetaira)
he-ta-i-ra
HAHA
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
HEעברית
הטייראות (Hateyrot)
ha-te-y-rot
HIहिन्दी
हेताइरै (Hetairai)
he-ta-i-rai
HUMagyar
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
IDBahasa Indonesia
hetairai
he-tai-rai
IGIG
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
ITItaliano
hetairai
eh-ta-i-rai
JA日本語
ヘタイラ (Hetaira)
he-tai-ra
KKKK
хетаира (hetaira)
he-ta-i-ra
KMKM
ហេតាយរ (Hētayar)
he-ta-yar
KO한국어
헤타이라이 (Hetairai)
he-ta-i-rai
MRMR
हेतायरी (Hetaayari)
he-ta-a-y-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲတိုင်ရ (Hētaingy)
he-ta-ing-yi
NLNederlands
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
NONorsk
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
PAPA
ਹੇਟਾਈਰਾ (Hētaīrā)
he-ta-i-ra
PLPolski
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
PTPortuguês
hetairas
eh-ta-i-ras
RORomână
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
RUРусский
гетайры (getairy)
geh-ta-i-ry
SVSvenska
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
SWKiswahili
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
TAதமிழ்
ஹெட்டைராய் (Hettairay)
he-tta-i-rai
TEతెలుగు
హెటైరై (Hettairai)
he-tta-i-rai
THไทย
เฮไทรา (Hetaira)
heh-tai-ra
TLTL
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
TRTürkçe
hetairas
he-ta-i-ras
UKУкраїнська
гетаїри (getaïry)
he-ta-i-ry
URاردو
ہیٹائیرس (Haitāirs)
ha-i-ta-i-rs
VITiếng Việt
hetairai
he-tai-rai
YOYO
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai
ZUZU
hetairai
he-ta-i-rai