Demati

Demati
Community
Demati is located in Greece
Demati
Demati
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 39°44′00″N 21°01′19″E / 39.7332°N 21.0219°E / 39.7332; 21.0219
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Municipal unitEast Zagori
Elevation
764 m (2,507 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Community
68
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Demati (Greek: Δεμάτι) is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.

Name

The toponym is derived from either the Albanian name Demat, also Dem, the origin for the Greek surname Demos, or from the Greek surname Dematis, which is from the Albanian Demat or its noun demati. The Albanian name Demat originates from the Albanian dem, definite dem-i, meaning 'calf', and the Albanian suffix -at, used in various contexts for demonyms to indicate familial belonging and the homeland.

Several other factors point toward an Albanian origin of the toponym. The demonyms Dematatis, Dematatissa incorporate the Albanian suffix -at, and the villagers of Greveniti consider the inhabitants of Dresteniko (modern Tristeno), Liapi (modern Itea), and Demati to belong in some way to the same ethno-linguistic group, alongside the Albanian influence in regional toponymy.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 95. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.