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Pontic Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek χήρα (khḗra).
Noun
χ̌έρα (šéra) f (plural χ̌εράδες or χ̌εράντ')
- widow
References
- Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “χ̌έρος”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume II, Athens: Myrtidis
- Tursun, Vahit (2021) “χ̌έρα”, in Romeika – Türkçe Sözlük : Trabzon Rumcası, 2nd edition, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, page 550b