Arvanite
English
Alternative forms
- Arvánite
Etymology
Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs), a variant of Ἀλβανίτης (Albanítēs, “Albanian”), possibly influenced by the Modern Greek reading of β (v).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑːvənaɪt/
Noun
Arvanite (plural Arvanites)
- 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.
Derived terms
- Arvanitic
Related terms
- Arbëreshë
Anagrams
- antirave