Demati
Community in Greece
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Demati (Greek: Δεμάτι) is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.
Demati | |
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  Demati | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′00″N 21°01′19″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | East Zagori |
| Elevation | 764 m (2,507 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 68 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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.[2] 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.[2]
Several other factors point toward an Albanian origin of the toponym.[2] The denonyms Dematatis, Dematatissa use the Albanian suffix -at, 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 and Albanian influence in regional toponymy.[2]