οφρύδιν

Pontic Greek

Alternative forms

• οφρύδ' (ofrýd'), 'φρύδιν ('frýdin), οφρύδι (ofrýdi), 'φρύδι ('frýdi), 'φρύδ' ('frýd')

Etymology

From Koine Greek ὀφρύδιον (ophrúdion), the diminutive of Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús).

Noun

οφρύδιν (ofrýdin) n

1. eyebrow

Derived terms

• οφρυδά̤ζω (ofrydä́zo)
• οφρυδέα (ofrydéa)
• οφρυδόπον (ofrydópon)

 

Descendants

• → Laz: ოჶიდი (ofidi), ოჶრინდი (ofrindi) — Vizha, ოჶრიდი (ofridi) — Artasheni

References

• Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “οφρύδιν”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume II, Athens: Myrtidis
• Tursun, Vahit (2021) “οφρίδι”, in Romeika – Türkçe Sözlük : Trabzon Rumcası, 2nd edition, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, page 396b