ἀθερίνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἀθερῖνος (atherînos)

Etymology

From ἀθήρ (athḗr, “awn; barb; spine or prickle of a fish”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀθερῑ́νη • (atherī́nē) f (genitive ἀθερῑ́νης); first declension

  1. sandsmelt, any small fish in the genus Atherina

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: αθερίνα (atherína)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: آترینه‎ (aterina)
      • Turkish: aterina
    • → Romanian: aterină
  • → Translingual: Atherina

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