ναδίρ

Greek

Etymology

Either a learned orthographic borrowing from French nadir[1], or borrowed from Spanish nadir[2], ultimately from Arabic نَظِير‎ (naẓīr, “counterpart”), implying the 'opposite of' zenith.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naˈðiɾ/
  • Hyphenation: να‧δίρ

Noun

ναδίρ • (nadír) n (indeclinable)

  1. nadir

Antonyms

References
  1. ναδίρ - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “ναδίρ”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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