IN GREEK
νότος
notos
south; southern wind
IN TURKISH
lodos
lodos
southwesterly wind
WEAR THE WORD
νότος in blue ink and lodos in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Greek to Turkish
- STARTED IN
- Ancient Greek
- CATEGORY
- Other
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek names the south in general; Turkish names specifically a southwesterly wind.
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SOURCES
- Rona & Dedes (2007), “Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish”, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/2, p. 185 makale.isam.org.tr
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) ‘νότος / lodos’, entry 420, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/420-notos/. Accessed [day month year].