χελιδόνιν
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Pontic Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Koine Greek χελιδόνιον (khelidónion), the diminutive of Ancient Greek χελιδών (khelidṓn).
Noun
[edit]χ̌ελιδόνιν (šelidónin) n (plural χ̌ελιδόνα̤)
- swallow (bird)
Derived terms
[edit]- χ̌ελιδονόψαρον (šelidonópsaron)
Descendants
[edit]- Laz: მშირიდონი (mşiridoni), შკელიდონი (şǩelidoni), შილიდონი (şilidoni) — Atina, შკირდონი (şǩirdoni) — Khopa–Batumi
References
[edit]- Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “χ̌ελιδόνιν”, 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) “χ̌ελιδόνι”, in Romeika – Türkçe Sözlük : Trabzon Rumcası, 2nd edition, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, page 550a