νεράντζιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• νεράντζιν (nerántzin), νεράντζι (nerántzi), νεράτζι (nerátzi), ἐράντζι (erántzi)

Etymology

From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), ultimately from Persian نارنگ (nârang).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /neˈrand.zi.on/

• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /neˈrant.zi.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /neˈrand.zi.on/

Noun

νεράντζιον • (nerántzion) n (indeclinable) (Byzantine)

1. bitter orange, Seville orange (fruit)

Derived terms

• νεραντζέα (nerantzéa)
• νεραντζόζουμον (nerantzózoumon)

Descendants

• Greek: νεράντζι (nerántzi), νεράτζι (nerátzi)
• Pontic Greek: νεράντζιν (nerántzin), αναράντζιν (anarántzin), ανάραντζιν (anárantzin), αναράντζ' (anarántz') — Trapezounta; αραράντζι (ararántzi); νεράντζι (nerántzi) — Oinoe
  • → Laz: არანძი (aranżi), არარანცი (araranʒi) — Khopa; ანძი (anżi) — Vitse

Further reading

• νεράντζιον in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• νεράντζι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• Hemmerdinger, Bertrand (1971) “173 noms communs grecs d'origine iranienne”, in Byzantinoslavica‎^[1] (in French), volume 32, § 5, page 31 of 52–55
• νεράντζιον - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
• Simeonov, Grigori (2013) Obst in Byzanz: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Ernährung im östlichen Mittelmeerraum‎^[2] (in German), Saarbrücken: AV Akademikerverlag, pages 83–84