English Explanatory Dictionary

Arvanitika

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.

Pronunciation

/ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Arvanitka.wav

Word forms

Arvanitika Arvanítika Arvanitikà

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek αρβανίτικα (arvanítika), a dialectal variant of αλβανικά (alvaniká, “Albanian”) related to Byzantine Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs). Borrowed from the Albanian word and self-designation Arbër, rhotic variant of Arbën.

Synonyms

Arvanitic Arvanitika Albanian

Related words

Arbëresh Arvanite Wiktionary’s coverage of Arvanitika Albanian terms
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