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

• Arvanitic

Related terms

• Arbëreshë

Anagrams

• antirave