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Ἐπίδαμνος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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May be related to or derived from Proto-Albanian *dami (cub), whence Albanian dem, as proposed by linguist Eqrem Çabej.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἐπίδαμνος (Epídamnosf (genitive Ἐπῐδάμνου); second declension

  1. Epidamnus, later called Dyrrhachium and Durrës, Albania

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Επίδαμνος (Epídamnos)
  • Latin: Epidamnus

References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997). Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz. Leiden Studies in Indo-European (in German). Vol. 7. Amsterdam, Atlanta: Brill.
  2. ^ Demiraj 1997, pp. 128–29.v

Further reading

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  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009