مسستره

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Bonelli suggests a derivation from the Ancient Greek unattested word *ἡμιξύστρα (*hēmixústra), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + ξύστρα (xústra, “scraper; strigil”).

Noun

مسستره • (misistra) (definite accusative مسستره‌یی (misistrayı), plural مسستره‌لر (misistralar))

1. sort of short goad, dart, or stick surmounted by a gasket and ending with a sharp point made of steel

Further reading

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• Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886) “مسستره”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 759
• Bonelli, Luigi (1894) “Elementi italiani nel turco ed elementi turchi nell’italiano”, in L'Oriente (in Italian), volume 1, Rome, page 181 of 178–196
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مسستره”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1166
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مسستره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1854

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

مسستره • (misistra)

1. Alternative spelling of مسیستره (misistre, “Mystras, a town in Greece”)

Further reading

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• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مسستره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1854