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ENTRY 171 · TOOLS · GREEK TO TURKISHΕΞΟΦΛΗΘΗ · ÖDENDİ
IN GREEK

ανοιχτήρι

anoichtiri

bottle opener; opener

IN TURKISH

anahtar

anahtar

key (for a door or lock)

ανοιχτήριanahtar

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Greek to Turkish
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Greek
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HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
The modern meanings are different: Greek ανοιχτήρι means an opener, Turkish anahtar means a key.
NOTES
Greek source reflects a historical borrowing; modern Greek uses κλειδί for a door key

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SOURCES

  1. Rona & Dedes (2007), Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/II, p. 191 makale.isam.org.tr
  2. Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)

Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.

HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY

Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘ανοιχτήρι / anahtar’, entry 171, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/171-anoichtiri/. Accessed [day month year].