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Arvanitika

/ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/

Arvanitika proper noun: an archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.

Proper noun

Arvanitika

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

Synonyms of Arvanitika

Forms of Arvanitika

alternative formArvanítika
alternative formArvanitikà

Origin of Arvanitika

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.

Phrases with Arvanitika

Questions about Arvanitika

What does Arvanitika mean?
Arvanitika means an archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.
What part of speech is Arvanitika?
Arvanitika is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Arvanitika?
Arvanitika is pronounced /ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/ (UK).

Words near Arvanitika in the dictionary

  1. arvalls
  2. arvals
  3. Arvanite
  4. Arvanites
  5. Arvanitic
  6. Arvanitika
  7. Arvanitika Albanian
  8. Arvanitis
  9. Arvanitises
  10. Arvayo
  11. Arvayos

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