Arvanitika

English

Alternative forms
  • 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.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtɪkə

Proper noun

Arvanitika

  1. An archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.
    Synonyms: Arvanitic, Arvanitika Albanian

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