σαΐτα
Greek
editEtymology
editInherited from Byzantine Greek σαγίτα (sagíta), σαγίττα (sagítta), σαΐτα (saḯta), σαΐττα (saḯtta), from Koine Greek σαγίττα (sagítta), from Latin sagitta.
Noun
editσαΐτα • (saḯta) f (plural σαΐτες)
- arrow
- Synonym: βέλος (vélos)
- paper aeroplane, paper airplane
- shuttle (of a loom)
- Synonym: κερκίδα (kerkída) (formal)
- Dahl's whip snake (Platyceps najadum)
- (archaic) slingshot
- Synonym: σφεντόνα (sfentóna)
Declension
edit| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σαΐτα (saḯta) | σαΐτες (saḯtes) |
| genitive | σαΐτας (saḯtas) | σαϊτών (saïtón) |
| accusative | σαΐτα (saḯta) | σαΐτες (saḯtes) |
| vocative | σαΐτα (saḯta) | σαΐτες (saḯtes) |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- σαΐτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- σαΐτα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1561f..
- Kriaras, E. G., Kazazis, I. N. (2014) “σαγίτ(τ)α”, in Λεξικό της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας. 1100–1669 [Lexikó tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías. 1100–1669] (in Greek), volume 19 ραβι–σιργ, Thessaloniki, page 329ff.
- Dickey, Eleanor (2023) Latin loanwords in Ancient Greek: A lexicon and analysis, Cambridge University Press, , page 404f.