мты

Mariupol Greek

Etymology

From a diminutive of Byzantine Greek μύτη (mútē), from Ancient Greek μύτις (mútis, snout). Cognate with Greek μύτη (mýti).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmtɨ]
  • Hyphenation: мты

Noun

мты • (mtyn

  1. nose
  2. beak
  3. stinger
  4. tip (of a needle)
  5. toe (of a boot)

Declension

Declension of мты
singular plural
nominative мты (mty) мты́я (mtýja)
oblique мты (mty) мты́яс (mtýjas)

*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

References

  • T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “мти”, in Греческий глосарий Ф. А. Хартахая [The Greek glossary of F. A. Xartaxay], published 1959
  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “мты́”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN, page 135
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) “мты́”, in Румеку глоса[1], Donetsk, page 84