αντέτι

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عادت (adet). Ultimately from Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).[1] [2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdeti/
  • Hyphenation: α‧ντέ‧τι

Noun

αντέτι • (antéti) n (plural αντέτια)

  1. (vernacular, rare) habit, custom, unwritten law
    το ’χουν αντέτι ― to ’choun antéti ― they have this custom

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ αντέτι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) [1936–1950], Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Méga lexikón hólēs tês Hellēnikês glṓssēs, Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Katharevousa), 2nd edition (in 15 volumes), Athens: Hellenic Paideia (abbreviations - of authors)
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