ӕфсад

Ossetian

Etymology

From Proto-Scythian *spāda, from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdaH, with a regular sp > fs metathesis.

Noun

ӕфса́д • (æfsád) (plural ӕфсӕдтӕ)

  1. (Iron, Digor) troops
  2. (Iron, Digor) army
    Сырх Ӕфсад ― Syrx Æfsad ― Red Army

References
  • Бигулаев, Б. Б.; Гагкаев, К. Е.; Кулаев, Н. X.; Туаева, О. Н. (1970), “æфсад”, in Касаев А. М., editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
  • Таказов, Ф. М. (2003), “æфсад”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania
  • Абаев, В. И. (1958), “æfsad | æfsad”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press, page 479
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