Dikoryfo
Dikoryfo
Δικόρυφο | |
|---|---|
 Dikoryfo | |
  Dikoryfo | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′13″N 20°48′00″E / 39.787°N 20.800°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | Central Zagori |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 38 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dikoryfo (Greek: Δικόρυφο, before 1927: Ζωνδήλα, Zondila,[2] between 1927 and 1940: Δίκορφο, Dikorfo)[3] is a small village in the region of Epirus in Greece. The village is located to the north western side of Mount Mitsikeli.[4]
Name
[edit]The local form of the placename Tzontila is derived from the Albanian word çotill/ë -a, meaning 'stamp, wooden tool used to churn butter'.[4] It stems from the Albanian toçill/ë, -a, 'potter's wheel', which evolved through metathesis from Slavic words for whetstone, rendered as točilo in Bulgarian and točilj in Serbian.[5]
The placename was formed as tšotila, earlier çottila.[6] The tš sound became dž due to the nasal n in the preceding preposition or article in the expression zn tšotila, later zn džudila.[6] Additionally, the t was assimilated into d to match the preceding voiced consonant of dž-t to dž-d, and the unstressed o narrowed into an u sound.[6] The linguist Kostas Oikonomou stated the toponym's Albanian origin is also supported by the formation of the demonyms dždilat -s (masculine), dždilat -sa (feminine), which use the Albanian suffix -at(i) to form family and ethnic names.[6]
History
[edit]Some inhabitants of Tzontila (modern Zoodochos) in the Kourenta region fled the village and resettled in the Zagori region, where they established the village of Tzontila (modern Dikoryfo).[4] The inhabitants of the village in Zagori refer to Tzontila in Kourenta as Paliotz'dila (Old Tzontila).[4]
Demographics
[edit]The village is inhabited by Greeks.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Zondila Zagoriou – Dikorfo". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Ζωνδήλα Ζαγορίου – Δίκορφον – Δικόρυφον" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Zondila Zagoriou – Dikorfo – Dikoryfon]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d Oikonomou 2002, p. 286.
- ^ Oikonomou 2002, pp. 286–287.
- ^ a b c d Oikonomou, Kostas E. (2002). Τα οικωνύμια του νομού Ιωαννίνων. Γλωσσολογική εξέταση [The oikonyms of the prefecture of Ioannina. A linguistic examination] (PDF) (in Greek). Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon. p. 287. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
- ^ Kahl, Thede (1999). "Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt" [The Zagóri Villages in Northern Greece: Economic Unity – Ethnic Diversity]. Ethnologia Balkanica (in German). 3: 106.
Dikóryfo: griechische Zagorisier
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