...Ντιμισκί(ή)

English translation: Damask (swοrd)

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Greek term or phrase:	...Διμισκί
English translation:	Damask (swοrd)
Entered by:	Costas Zannis

10:45 Oct 31, 2007

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Greek term or phrase: ...Ντιμισκί(ή)

Στο ίδιο στοίχο αναφέρεται παρακάτω.. "και εσύ σπαθί μου ντιμισκή" .. είναι είδος σπαθιού ή πρόκειται απλά για ονομασία ώστε να προσωποποιήσει ένα άψυχο αντικείμενο κατά το σύνηθες σε αυτά τα ποιήματα - τραγούδια... ευχαριστώ..

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Damask (sward)

Explanation:
"Ντιμισκί" είναι παραφθορά του "δαμασκί" >>"δαμασκινό", κατασκευασμένο δηλαδή στη Δαμασκό ή με την τεχνική κατεργασίας του μετάλλου που ακολουθούσαν οι σιδηρουργοί της Δαμασκού.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_steel

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Συγνώμη "δαμασκηνό". "sword"

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Costas Zannis
Local time: 02:18

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Absolutely fancinating, both the history behind .. and the transformation of the word refering to the blade's origin, in the everyday greek language of the time... thanks everyone this was very helpful.
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Damask (sward)

Costas Zannis

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Tzimiskes

Mihailolja

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Tzimiskes

Explanation:
Guess...

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-10-31 10:55:13 GMT)
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On second thoughts it can't be John Tzimiskes, its something else....

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Note added at 20 mins (2007-10-31 11:05:36 GMT)
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If you put the word in google it come up as a surname.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_I_Tzimiskes

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Damask (sward)

Costas Zannis
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