Speakur

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arvanitika

/ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ar-van-i-ti-ka
IPA
/ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek αρβανίτικα (arvanítika), a dialectal variant of αλβανικά (alvaniká, “Albanian”) related to Byzantine Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs). Borrowed from the Albanian word and self-designation Arbër, rhotic variant of Arbën.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: αρβανίτικα, Ἀρβανίτης

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/

Inflected Forms

Arvanítika (alternative) Arvanitikà (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Arvanitika Albanian terms

Frequently Paired Words

Arbëresh Arvanite Wiktionary’s coverage of Arvanitika Albanian terms

Synonyms

Arvanitic Arvanitika Albanian

Questions

How do you pronounce arvanitika?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/.
What does arvanitika mean?
An archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.
Where does arvanitika come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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