ograjë
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Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dialectal Montenegrin ograđa, compare standard Serbo-Croatian ograda (“fence, enclosure”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ogordъ, a derivative of *gordъ (“settlement, enclosure”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ograjë f (plural ográja, definite ográja, definite plural ográjat)
- (Gheg) meadow by a forest or grove, which is used for grazing
- Synonym: livadh
- small forest with pastures, young wood, copse
Declension
[edit]Declension of ograjë
References
[edit]- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “ograjë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 209
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ograjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 306
Further reading
[edit]- “ograjë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
- “ograjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “ograjë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 333