The known 154 ancient Macedonian words

[akritas]

by work of LYNGOS


Especially to those Slav poisonous leeches from the SKOPIAN marshes that keep self-naming themselves as ""Makedonski"" and sounding more Polish than anything else.
Get a pen and a pensil or one of your disk and save the 154 known Ancient Makedonian words.
Of course you already saved the 50 words beeing the same in the Ancient Makedonian language as in the Latin.
I am going to keep the Greek --B-- as it is representing the sound --V-- and
I'll make notations for any interchanges of letters as they come.
They are a collection from papers by Hysixios,Athinaios, Amerias, Soudias, Strabo, Eystathios, Theofrastos and others a unique collection and to my knowledge never before posted on the Internet by anyone else especially in the English language.
So ...............copy them and keep them, courtesy of LYNGOS who did the hard work for you.

Something extra for the SKOPIANS.

Since you are looking for new words to build your language, rather than taking from other countries or making up your own, why not use the original Ancient Makedonian ones?
Maybe you'll feel .......more MAKEDONIANS that way.

[akritas]

1. Aa.
A word used by the Alexandrians of the Makedonian era meaning any amount or water.


2. Abagna.
The ancient Makedonians were calling by this word the roses, and according to an older edition by Hsyxios the flower Amaranth.

3. Abarkna.
It appears on a hand written note by Hsyxios but appears as a certain mistakes regarding its orthography, making its interpretation a difficult one. Its first translation will be -koma- making it almost the same as --kwma-- =drinking getting drunk (methokopa in Greek).
But its other possible meaning from: Komw=let my hair growing.

4. Abary.
The Makedonian name for oregano.


5. Abeis.
It is the same as the Greek "exeis" and the Latin "Habes".

6. Aberth.
Same root as "aorths", the skin-made sack for placing clothes.


7. Abhr.
A building having a covered part.

8. Ablop......-Abloh
This is a word that in the hand written original its end has been missing.
In Hsyxios original manuscript has been "fixed" as Abloh meaning purifying
with holy water.


9. Abroutes.
The eyebrow.

10. Aghma.
Two meanings, the soldiers walking in front of a Royal proccession, and/or a special unit of the Makedonian army.

11.Agkalis.
The sickle.


12.Aglaron.
The moron.

13.Agridion.
Small village.


14. Addai.
The poles of a carriage.

15. Addhlos.
Sea gulf-bay.


16. Adh.
The Sky.

17.Adiskon.
Kind of a drink same as the Greek kykewn mixture of flour-honey-wine and water.

18. Adraia.
A day without a cloud in the sky.


19. Aiges.
The waves.

20. Aigipops. (ps- for the Greek letter psi).
The eagle.


21. Akakiei.
The meaning of understanding, realizing.

22. Akara.
The legs.


23. Akontion.
The pass of a mountain.

24. Akrea.
The young girls up to age 7-8 years old.


25. Akrhstis-Akristoi.
The ends of a mountain,the corners the hills.

26. Akrounoi.
The limits, the ends, the borders.

27. Aia.
The name of a spring in the capital of the Paionians, Pro-Makedonians having the name Amydwn-Avydwn during the times of Troy.

28.Alax. ( -X- is for the Greek letter -KS- -ksi- and not the CH-chi-).
A metric unit.

29. Aliza.
The tree poplar.

30. Alih.
The wild pig.

31. Alogei. ( the g stands for the Greek letter gamma).
Probably its meaning is run.

32. Amalh.
Soft.

33. Amarys.
Full, much.

34. Amydanai.
I hide.

35. Axos.
The full with trees canyon, the forest, woodlans.

36. Aornos.
The name given in two casttles by the Makedonians, one if Afganistan and the other in Pakistan.

37. Aorths.
The leader made string helping into carrying or hunging items.

38. Apellon.
The name of the city Aigeiros=Leykh=White=Poplar.

39. Appa.
The salutaion from a younger man to an older one.

40. Argella.
A house that could be heated in order for the Makedonians to take a bath, a bath-house.

41. Argiopous.
The original word for the Eagle that later became Argipous.

42. Argos.
The prairy land, the plains, every land next to the sea.

43. Arkon.
The finishing of work, the relaxation, the time-off.

44. Arfys.
The belt, the strap.

45. Aspilos.
Every torrential river.

46. Babrhn.
The remainings on the bottom after the extraction of the oil from the
olives.

47. Babyas.
Mud.

48. Badas.
A bad person, male whore.

49. Bathalh. ( th for the Greek letter -theta-).
Spring, water spring.

50. Bathara.
Kind of food, possibly a non Makedonian word, same as the Pyklih of the Makedonians.

51.Baibhkos.
The bird Pelekan, in particular that species living in the Makedonian lands.

52. Bankos.
Stupid-idiot-idiotic.

53. Baskioi.
A pack of small woods, the ones used to start the fire.

54. Batra.
Another possibly non-Makedonian word, found between other words beginning with the same first letter in Hysixio's manuscripts, meaning most likely the house, the place of fire same as the Greek word Estia.

55. Bdaroi.
The trees, the oak trees.

56. Bedy.
An ancient Goddess according to Klhmhs Bishop of Alexandreia.

57. Beidyoi.
The soothsayers, the seers.

58. Beikati.
The number 20 .

59. Beskeroi.
Kind of bread, biscuit.

60. Bhmatizein.
According to Hsyxios the word was "somehow" a Makedonian one meaning measurement of a distance with steps.

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61. Birrox.
Thick.


62. Bolin(th)os. (Th) for the Greek letter Theta.
The Makedonian and Paeonian name for the wild Buffalo.


63. Bra.
Hsyxios has it as: Bra' brothers of the Hleans, they change it later and
made it of the Illyrians, Aetolians, etc.etc


64.Brathy.
Species of the cedar bushes, (L. note possibly the --sbrenges -- of the
annual Christmas fires in Florina).

65. Bygh.
Another word for the spring, maybe not clearly a Makedonian one.


66. Byttos.
The female genitals. This is one word that todays SKOPIANS took it from the Vlachs and still using it slightly paraphrased.(Pitche-Pitsha-Pitshcka).

67. Garka. ( The -G- stands for the Greek letter Gamma).
The stick,cane.rod.


68. Getai.
The gate.

69. Goda.
The guts.


70. Gota.
The pig.

71. Gyllas. Originally by Hsyxios Gyalas.
Kind of a cup.


72. Grabion.
A lantern-lamp.

73. Gwpes.
Species of macherel (kolios) but also the name of few birds.


74. Daitai.
The caterers, waiters.

75. Danos.
The Death.


76. Daryllos.
The oak-tree.

77. Dramis.
Kind of bread.


78. Drhes.
All the small birds like sparrows etc.etc.

79. Dwla.
The ears.

80. Dwrax.
The spleen.


81. Edeatros.
Initially the one tasting the foods for the king, later the organizer of the King parties.

82. Elanh. ( according to Athinaios), Elenh ( according to Hysixios).
A large candle, a torch.


83. Epideipnis.
Most likely not a Makedonian word, synonymous with the Lakonian Epaiklon, meaning continuation of eating and drinking with appetizers (mezedes).

84. Epiterenai.
Kind of bread.


85. Esterikai.
The mad dogs.

86. Eykonos.
The bread made with whole wheat.


87. Zakeltis or Zakynthis.
The Pumkin.


88. Zerethron.
The deep canyons.


89. Hrakleia.
The name of many Makedonian and other cities.


90. Izela.
The expression ""good luck"".


91. Ilax.
Holm-oak.


92. Indea.
The South.

93. Is(th)lh, Isklh, Ixalh,Issela.
The skins of the goats.


94. Iyrkes.
The wild goat.


95. Kaiadas.
The Royal Guard.


96. Kaipetos.
The pickax-hoe (tsupata in Vlachian, sepate-sopate in the Arvanite).


97. Kali(th)os.
Wine .


98. Kallarygh.
For Hsyxios the ditch, for others the sewer.


99. Kapein.
Pant, Gasp for air.


100. Karabos.
Another word for the Gate.


101. Karpaia.
Kind of Dance.


102. Kaston.
The wood, the woods.


103. Katsiades.
A race-species of Lakonian goats.


104. Kaysia.
The national Makedonian cap.


105. Kebalh,Keblh, same as Kefalh.
The head.


106. Kikerroi. --According to Hsyxios Kiberroi.
Pale-faces.

107. Koios.
The number.

108. Komarai.
The crawfish.

109. Kostai.
Barley.

110. Korinatos.
The Bastards.

111. Kydar.
Grave, tomb.

112. Kyna.
A young vergin, name of Alexander's niece.

113. Kynoupes.
The Bear, one of the AUTOCHTHONOUS original words having nothing to do with any .......Indo-European word!

114. Kwrykos.
Species of shell-fish.

115. Lakarh.
The cherry-tree.

116. Lakedama.
Salty water.

117. Ma.
Mother.

118. Maketai--Maketia.
The Makedonians.

119. Mattyh--Matyhs--Matyllh.
Some kind of a bird possibly the chicken.

120. Millakes.
Young boys between 4-8 years old, co-players of the Royal children.

121. Mykhroi.
The Almonds.

122. Niba.
The snow.

123. Paraos.
A second name for the Eagle.

124. Parembolh.
Castles, camps, encampments.

125. Peliganes.
The Elders, the Senators. ( do you remember a previous posting of mine? ).

126. Pellh.
The gray color of a bunch of Buffalos grazing arouind Bounimeia and the reason for changing the name of that city to Pellh and later to Pella.

127. Pella.
In addition beeing the name of the city, it meant also "rock", "small-rock".

128. Pe(ch)ari. (The combination CH stands for the Greek letter CHI). The deer.


129. Piggas.
The color blue, and everything having relation to that color.

130. Por.
The foot.

131. Probata.
Goats, Sheeps.

132. Pyklih.
Species of bread (Bathara)--(Pyrlos).

133. Pyrlos.
The above mentioned kind of bread.

134. Ramata.
The small wooden pieces of the grapes.

135. Rapa.
Stubble--thatch.

136. Routo.
It-This-That.

137. Rymh.
Lane-passage-narrow pass.

138. Sarissa.
The Makedonian weapon.

139. Santoria.
Salvation.

140. Sigynh.
Spears--Lance--Javelins.

141. Skoidos.
Name of Makedonian Juror-Judge.

142. Smwgh.
A kind of fish but also the name of a herb.

143. S(ch)eron.
An uknown meaning as most likely there is a mistake in Hsyxios original papers where it appears as meaning the ""Kyma Etoimon""...........

144. Tagonaga.
Most likely "Makedonian Power", "Makedonian Greatness".

145. Telesias.
The name of a Makedonian Dance.

146. Teykonos.
Another word for the bread made with whole wheat.

147. Tityrinos.
The "Gaida" , sheperd's pipe, flute.

148. Tritw.
Everything round, also the head for the Athamanian Makedonians.

149. Tynh.
You!

150. Tynnos.
The small one, the short one.

151.Tyt(th)os
Same as above.

152. Faskos.
The lichens of the trees.

153. (Ch)aion.
A rod , a Stick but not that of the sheperds.
154. (Ch)ara, Hara
The bulb of a small plant, having hot taste. I know the plant as it is still growing in the Makedonian mountains and as children we use to dig them out and eat them.

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The known words og the ancient Macedonian language are more of course. The majority of them are common with many of the ancient Greek dialects.
The mentioned words are only that found in the ancient Macedonian texts (and not only)

Cheers!!!!

[akritas]

Relatively few words of the Macedonian dialect have been preservedabout 154 as i said and they are recorded by Athenaeus and in the Lexicon of Hesychios, who drew them mainly from the work of the Macedonian lexicographer Amerias. I want be should noted that ancient lexicographers did not record all the words of a language or dialect, but only those that presented a certain peculiarity or difficulty in comprehension. For this reason foreign words and idioms are recorded, and thus the proportion of foreign words is not representative of the total vocabulary of the Macedonian dialect. Many of the words which have been treasured as Macedonian occur in all Greek dialects, but in the Macedonian dialect they had a specific meaning and they were recorded by the ancient lexicographers, for example the word υπασπιστής (adjutant).

These words that were handed down as Macedonian do not bear any resemblance to the Thracian-Illyrian language. The Macedonian linguistic material (proper names, place-names and common nouns) testifies to the Greek character of the Macedonian dialect in my opinion because of :

• The etymology of the words is Greek
• the features and vowel changes are common in Greek and
• so are the inflections and endings.

As for the few words which are recorded as Macedonian in the Lexicon of Hesyxhios and which are not considered by some to be Greek, it is most likely that they are loan-words, a phenomenon that is observed in all languages, and one which does not put their origin in doubt.
Also there are another 200 words that found in several inscriptions (Posidipus,Pella katadaesmos,Dervinion ppayrus e.t..c) except of course those that recorded from the ancient writers(about 154) that has the same chareacteristiscs.

As Nyztazopoulou-pelekidou mention that the fact no written documents in Macedonian dialect have been preserved does not prove their non-Greek origin, as some mebers claim. Indeed, no dialectal inscriptions or even a phrase of a dialectal Macedonian text have been found. All the inscriptions found in Macedonia date after the 5th c. B.C., when the Macedonians used, at least in public life, theirs dialect.

However, in other regions of Greece, undisputedly Greek, no preserved written documents of the 7th or even 6th c. B.C. have been found either.

The cultural phenomenon of Athens cannot be regarded as a means of comparison with other regions, especially in order to draw conclusions concerning the national origin of their inhabitants. That's why Athenian policy was agreesive against Macedonians, because the culture rebelion.

[HellenicPride]

Excellent post Akritas do you have a source or reference for that material?

[akritas]

Originally Posted by HellenicPride

Excellent post Akritas do you have a source or reference for that material?

My post came from diffrent works , but the major source is from Maria Nystazopoulou-Pelekidou as I mention

[Ptolemy]

Someone told me some idiot skops in a forum are bragging that the following words are not Greek. Lets see!

1. Âëïõñåßôéò (Bloureitis)

It was a name of goddess Artemis. Its the Greek adj. Filoreitis (The one who guards mountains).

2. ÄñÞãåò (Driges)

Its the greek ÄåéñÞãåò from the root äåéñÜ (ä�ñç). See also the ancient Greek word Deiritis.

3. Åóôåñéêáß (Esterikai)

This is the adjective sitarikai (=fed at home)

4. �äÞ/�äñáßá (Adi/Adraia)

According to Hesichius Adi means sky and Adraia means clear sky. Its associated with the words �éèçñ and �éèñßá, meaning the same.

5. �äáëüò (Adalos)

Same with �äáëüò (Adalos) which is equivalent to ancient Greek �ßèáëïò (Aithalos).

6. �êñáßá (akraia)

It derives from �êïõñáßá. Aêïõñáßá became �êñáßá after we dismiss the non-sounding ïõ. Akouraia means the only, ie Akouraia pais (=only child)

7. ÃÜñêáÃ* (Garkan)

This word is the same with the greek word ×ÜñáêáÃ* (accusative of ÷Üñáî) if we keep in mind:

a) the usual switch of X to Ã.
â) Expulsion of á (÷Üñáêá becomes ÷Üñêá like the word êåöáëÞÃ* becomes êåâëÞÃ* in macedonian dialect)

Both words have the same meaning (=stick, rod)