αράχνα

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Pontic Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē).

Noun

αράχνα (aráchnaf

  1. spider
  2. (by extension) cobweb, spiderweb

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References

  • Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1958–1961) “αράχνα”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), Athens: Myrtidis, pages 136–137
  • Παρχαρίδης, Ιωάννης (1883–1884) “Συλλογή ζώντων μνημείων της αρχαίας ελληνικής γλώσσης εν Όφει [Collection of living documents of the Ancient Greek language in Ophis]”, in Ο εν Κωνσταντινουπόλει Ελληνικός Φιλολογικός Σύλλογος: Σύγγραμμα περιοδικόν (in Greek), volume 18, page 161a of 118–178
  • Oeconomides, D. E. (1908) Lautlehre des Pontischen (in German), Leipzig: A. Deichert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Nachf., page 87
  • Tursun, Vahit (2021) “αράχνα”, in Romeika – Türkçe Sözlük : Trabzon Rumcası, 2nd edition, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, pages 159–160
  • Tzitzilis, Christos (1987) Griechische Lehnwörter im Türkischen (mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der anatolischen Dialekte) (Schriften der Balkan-Kommission, philologische Abteilung; 33)‎ (in German), Vienna: Academy Press, § 34, page 27