ξυφτέριν

Pontic Greek

Alternative forms

  • ξυφτέρ’ (xyftér’), ξαφτέριν (xaftérin)

Etymology

Cognate with Greek ξεφτέρι (xeftéri).

Noun

ξυφτέριν (xyftérin) n

  1. Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Descendants

  • → Laz: სიჶთერი (sifteri), სიჶტერი (sifťeri), სიფთერი (sipteri)

References

  • Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “ξυφτέριν”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume II, Athens: Myrtidis
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