χελιδόνιν

Pontic Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Koine Greek χελιδόνιον (khelidónion), the diminutive of Ancient Greek χελιδών (khelidṓn).

Noun

χ̌ελιδόνιν (šelidónin) n (plural χ̌ελιδόνα̤)

  1. swallow (bird)

Derived terms

  • χ̌ελιδονόψαρον (šelidonópsaron)

Descendants

  • Laz: მშირიდონი (mşiridoni), შკელიდონი (şǩelidoni), შილიდონი (şilidoni) — Atina, შკირდონი (şǩirdoni) — Khopa–Batumi

References

  • Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “χ̌ελιδόνιν”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume II, Athens: Myrtidis
  • Tursun, Vahit (2021) “χ̌ελιδόνι”, in Romeika – Türkçe Sözlük : Trabzon Rumcası, 2nd edition, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, page 550a
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