фидъ

Mariupol Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek φίδιν (phídin), from Koine Greek ὀφίδιον (ophídion), the diminutive of Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis). Cognate with Greek φίδι (fídi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʲið]
  • Hyphenation: фидъ

Noun

фидъ • (fiðn

  1. snake, serpent

Declension

Declension of фидъ
singular plural
nominative фидъ (fið) фидъя (fiðja)
oblique фидъ (fið) фидъяс (fiðjas)

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

References

  • T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “фиδ”, 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) “фи́дъ”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN, page 205
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса[1], Donetsk, page 106