Arvanitika

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UK/ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/

proper noun

An archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.

Similar
ArvaniticArvanitika Albanian
OriginGreek αρβανίτικα ← Medieval Greek Ἀρβανίτης →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Arvanítika · alternative Arvanitikà

  1. An archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.

    Synonyms: Arvanitic, Arvanitika Albanian

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.

Similar
ArvaniticArvanitika Albanian
Also see
arvaniticarvanitika albanian

Origin

  1. Medieval GreekἈρβανίτης
  2. Greekαρβανίτικα
  3. EnglishArvanitika

Borrowed from Greek αρβανίτικα (arvanítika), a dialectal variant of αλβανικά (alvaniká, “Albanian”) related to Medieval Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs). Borrowed from the Albanian word and self-designation Arbër, rhotic variant of Arbën.

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Translations

Afrikaans Arvanities
  • Arvanitiesform of Albanian
Catalan arvanítica
  • arvaníticaform of Albanian
Dutch Arvanitisch
  • Arvanitischform of Albanian
Finnish arvanitika
  • arvanitikaform of Albanian
French arvanitique
  • arvanitiqueform of Albanian
German Arwanitisch, Arvanitisch
  • Arwanitischform of Albanian
  • Arvanitischform of Albanian
Greek αρβανίτικα, αρβανίτικη γλώσσα
  • αρβανίτικα (arvanítika)form of Albanian
  • αρβανίτικη γλώσσα (arvanítiki glóssa)form of Albanian
Icelandic arvaníska
  • arvanískaform of Albanian
Italian arvanitico
  • arvaniticoform of Albanian
Polish dialekt arwanicki, arwanityka
  • dialekt arwanickiform of Albanian
  • arwanitykaform of Albanian
Portuguese arvanítico
  • arvaníticoform of Albanian
Russian арнау́тский, арвани́тский
  • арнау́тский (arnaútskij)form of Albanian
  • арвани́тский (arvanítskij)form of Albanian
Spanish arvanítico
  • arvaníticoform of Albanian
Swedish arvanitiska, arbëroriska
  • arvanitiskaform of Albanian
  • arbëroriskaform of Albanian
Cite this entry
APA

Arvanitika. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arvanitika

MLA

“Arvanitika.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arvanitika. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arvanitika,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arvanitika.

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