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)

  1. 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

  • Arbëreshë

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