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σαΐτα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek σαγίτα (sagíta), σαγίττα (sagítta), σαΐτα (saḯta), σαΐττα (saḯtta), from Koine Greek σαγίττα (sagítta), from Latin sagitta.

Noun

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σαΐτα (saḯtaf (plural σαΐτες)

  1. arrow
    Synonym: βέλος (vélos)
  2. paper aeroplane, paper airplane
  3. shuttle (of a loom)
    Synonym: κερκίδα (kerkída) (formal)
  4. Dahl's whip snake (Platyceps najadum)
  5. (archaic) slingshot
    Synonym: σφεντόνα (sfentóna)

Declension

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Declension of σαΐτα
singular plural
nominative σαΐτα (saḯta) σαΐτες (saḯtes)
genitive σαΐτας (saḯtas) σαϊτών (saïtón)
accusative σαΐτα (saḯta) σαΐτες (saḯtes)
vocative σαΐτα (saḯta) σαΐτες (saḯtes)

Derived terms

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References

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  • σαΐτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  • σαΐτα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1561f..
  • Kriaras, E. G., Kazazis, I. N. (2014) “σαγίτ(τ)α”, in Λεξικό της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας. 1100–1669 [Lexikó tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías. 1100–1669] (in Greek), volume 19 ραβι–σιργ, Thessaloniki, page 329ff.
  • Dickey, Eleanor (2023) Latin loanwords in Ancient Greek: A lexicon and analysis, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, page 404f.