Ἀρβανίτης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Albanian arbër / arbën + -ίτης (-ítēs).
Pronunciation
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ar.vaˈni.tis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ar.vaˈni.tis/
Noun
Ἀρβανίτης • (Arbanítēs) m (genitive Ἀρβανίτου); first declension (Byzantine)
- an Albanian
- 1853 [c. 1079], Michael Attaleiates, Historia, page 297, lines 19–23:
- ἐπὰν δ’ ἔγνω πολύ τι στρατόπεδον συναγηοχὼς καὶ ἀξιόμαχον δύναμιν (εἶχε γὰρ καὶ Ῥωμαίων πολλῶν στρατιωτικόν, Βουλγάρων τε καὶ Ἀρβανιτῶν, καὶ οἰκείους ὑπασπιστὰς οὐκ ὀλίγους), ἄρας ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς τὴν Θεσσαλονίκην ἠπείγετο.
- epàn d’ égnō polú ti stratópedon sunagēokhṑs kaì axiómakhon dúnamin (eîkhe gàr kaì Rhōmaíōn pollôn stratiōtikón, Boulgárōn te kaì Arbanitôn, kaì oikeíous hupaspistàs ouk olígous), áras ekeîthen pròs tḕn Thessaloníkēn ēpeígeto.
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Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Ἀρβανῑ́της ho Arbanī́tēs |
οἱ Ἀρβανῖται hoi Arbanîtai |
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἀρβανῑ́του toû Arbanī́tou |
τῶν Ἀρβανῑτῶν tôn Arbanītôn |
| Dative | τῷ Ἀρβανῑ́τῃ tōî Arbanī́tēi |
τοῖς Ἀρβανῑ́ταις toîs Arbanī́tais |
| Accusative | τὸν Ἀρβανῑ́την tòn Arbanī́tēn |
τοὺς Ἀρβανῑ́τᾱς toùs Arbanī́tās |
| Vocative | Ἀρβανῖτᾰ Arbanîtă |
Ἀρβανῖται Arbanîtai |