ӕфсир

Ossetian

Alternative forms

  • ӕфсерӕ (æfseræ) — Digor

Etymology

Doubtful. From Proto-Iranian *spairah, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“long, thin”); see Latin spica.

Noun

ӕфсир • (æfsir)

  1. (Iron) ear of corn

Derived terms

  • сӕнӕфсир (sænæfsir)

References

  • Abajev, V. I. (1958), Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 483
  • Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “ӕфсир”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
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