ξυφτέριν

Pontic Greek

Alternative forms
  • ξυφτέρ' (xyftér'), ξαφτέριν (xaftérin)

Etymology

Cognate with Greek ξεφτέρι (xeftéri).

Noun

ξυφτέριν (xyftérin) n

  1. Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Descendants
  • → Laz: სიჶთერი (sifteri), სიჶტერი (sifťeri), სიფთერი (sipteri)

References
  • Παπαδόπουλος, Άνθιμος (2016) “ξυφτέριν”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), 2nd edition, Athens: Επιτροπή Ποντιακών Μελετών, page 641a
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