αθερίνα

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀθερίνα (atherína). From Ancient Greek ἀθερῑ́νη (atherī́nē, sand smelt) + the suffix (-a).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.θeˈɾi.na/
  • Hyphenation: α‧θε‧ρί‧να

Noun

αθερίνα • (atherínaf (plural αθερίνες)

  1. smelt, Mediterranean sand smelt (Atherina hepsetus, Atherina boyeri)

Declension

Declension of αθερίνα
singular plural
nominative αθερίνα (atherína) αθερίνες (atherínes)
genitive αθερίνας (atherínas) αθερινών (atherinón)
accusative αθερίνα (atherína) αθερίνες (atherínes)
vocative αθερίνα (atherína) αθερίνες (atherínes)

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: آترینه (aterina)
    • Turkish: aterina
  • Romanian: aterină

References

  1. ^ αθερίνα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ^ αθερίνα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading