αθερίνα

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀθερῑ́νη (atherī́nē, “sandsmelt”).

Noun

αθερίνα • (atherína) f (plural αθερίνες)

1. smelt, Mediterranean sand smelt (Atherina hepsetus, Atherina boyeri)

Declension

declension of αθερίνα

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	αθερίνα •	αθερίνες •
genitive	αθερίνας •	αθερινών •
accusative	αθερίνα •	αθερίνες •
vocative	αθερίνα •	αθερίνες •

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: آترینه (aterina)
  • Turkish: aterina
• → Romanian: aterină

Further reading

• αθερίνα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el