cãrfitsã

Aromanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa, “pin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɨɾˈfi.t͡sɨ], [kəɾˈfi.t͡sə]
• Hyphenation: cãr‧fi‧tsã

Noun

cãrfitsã f

1. brooch, pin

References

• Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “cãrfitsã”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 263
• Papahagi, T. (1974) “cărfíță”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 664