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Pontic Greek
Etymology
Cognate with Greek ξεφτέρι (xeftéri).
Noun
ξυφτέριν (xyftérin) n
- Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Descendants
References
- Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “ξυφτέριν”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume II, Athens: Myrtidis