χελιδόνιν

Pontic Greek

Alternative forms

χ̌ελιδόν' (šelidón'), χ̌ελιδόνι (šelidóni)

Etymology

From Koine Greek χελιδόνιον (khelidónion), the diminutive of Ancient Greek χελιδών (khelidṓn).

Noun

χ̌ελιδόνιν (šelidónin) n (plural χ̌ελιδόνα̤)

swallow (bird)

Derived terms

χ̌ελιδονόψαρον (šelidonópsaron)

Descendants

Laz: მშირიდონი (mširidoni), შკელიდონი (šḳelidoni), შილიდონი (šilidoni)

References

Παπαδόπουλος, Άνθιμος (2016), “χ̌ελιδόνιν”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), 2nd edition, Athens: Επιτροπή Ποντιακών Μελετών, pages 1946–1947
Tursun, Vahit (2021), “χ̌ελιδόνι”, in Romeika – Türkçe Sözlük : Trabzon Rumcası, 2nd edition, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, page 550a

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