lüfer

See also: lufer

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لوفر‎, from Greek λουφάρι (loufári), a form of γουφάρι n (goufári), γοφάρι (gofári), from Byzantine Greek γο(υ)μφάριον (go(u)mphárion),[1] from Hellenistic Koine Greek γόμφος (gómphos) + ending -άριον (-árion). [2]

Noun

lüfer (definite accusative lüferi, plural lüferler)

  1. bluefish

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. γομφάριν - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “lüfer”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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