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Ossetian
Etymology
From Proto-Scythian *spāda, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdaH, with a regular sp > fs metathesis.
Noun
ӕфса́д • (æfsád) (plural ӕфсӕдтӕ)
- (Iron, Digor) troops
- (Iron, Digor) army
- Сырх Ӕфсад ― Syrx Æfsad ― Red Army
References
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “ӕфсад”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь, 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
- Takazov, F. M. (2003) “ӕфсад”, in Дигорско-русский словарь, Vladikavkaz: Alania
- Abajev, V. I. (1958) “æfsad | æfsad”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 479