English Explanatory Dictionary

Ohrid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in southwestern North Macedonia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒx.ɹɪd/ /ˈəʊx.ɹɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ohrid.wav

Word forms

Ohrid

Etymology

Borrowed from Macedonian Охрид (Ohrid), from о- (o-) + хрид (hrid, “mount, hill, elevation”). It has been proposed by Katičić that the modern name is a modified version of the ancient Greek name, where the transition of "Lychnidus" to "Ohrid" presupposes a characteristic sound development from Albanian. Same development as Nish from Naissos, Shtip from Astibos and Sharr from Scardus, which may have thereby entered Slavic.

Derived words

Lake Ohrid
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