melkiet

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Melkiet

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Melchita, from Byzantine Greek Μελχίτης (Melkhítēs), from Classical Syriac ܡܠܟܝܐ +‎ Byzantine Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). See these for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛlˈkit/
• Hyphenation: mel‧kiet
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

melkiet m (plural melkieten)

1. (historical) Melkite (in 5th-century Syria and Egypt, sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians)
2. Melkite (member of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch or the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
3. Melkite (member of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church)

Related terms

• melkitisch