Definition
In ancient Greece, a companion or courtesan, often an educated woman of high social status who accompanied men at symposiums and cultural events.
Etymology
From Greek 'hetaira' meaning 'female companion,' derived from 'hetairos' meaning 'companion' or 'comrade.' The word originally had no negative connotation but came to specifically denote women in professional companionship, particularly in Athens during the classical period.
Kelly Says
Hetaerae were something between courtesans and intellectuals—while respectable wives stayed home, hetaerae participated in philosophical discussions, recited poetry, and entertained at dinners, making them among the only women in ancient Greece allowed formal education and public presence.
Translations
ARالعربية
هيتيرة
Hee-tee-rah
BNবাংলা
হেতেরা
Hee-tay-rah
CACatalà
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
CSČeština
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
DADansk
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
DEDeutsch
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
ELΕλληνικά
ἑταίρα
He-tai-rah
ESEspañol
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
FISuomi
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
FRFrançais
hétéra
eh-tay-rah
HIहिन्दी
हेतरा
Hee-tay-rah
HUMagyar
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
IDBahasa Indonesia
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
ITItaliano
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲတဲရာ
Heh-teh-rah
NLNederlands
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
NONorsk
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
PLPolski
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
PTPortuguês
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
RORomână
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
SVSvenska
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
SWKiswahili
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
TAதமிழ்
ஹெட்டெரா
He-tte-rah
TEతెలుగు
హెటెరా
He-te-rah
TRTürkçe
hetaera
hee-tay-rah
UKУкраїнська
гетера
Get-era
URاردو
ہیٹیرہ
Hee-tay-rah
VITiếng Việt
hetaera
hee-tay-rah