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arvanite

/ˈɑːvənaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ar-van-ite
IPA
/ˈɑːvənaɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a population group in Greece who traditionally speak Arvanitika, a dialect of Albanian, and who settled in Greece during the late Middle Ages.

Etymology

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs), a variant of Ἀλβανίτης (Albanítēs, “Albanian”), possibly influenced by the Modern Greek reading of β (v).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἀρβανίτης, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɑːvənaɪt/

Inflected Forms

Arvanites (plural) Arvánite (alternative)

Derived Forms

Arvanitic

Frequently Paired Words

Arbëreshë

Questions

How do you pronounce arvanite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑːvənaɪt/.
What does arvanite mean?
A member of a population group in Greece who traditionally speak Arvanitika, a dialect of Albanian, and who settled in Greece during the late Middle Ages.
Where does arvanite come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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