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