picverdhë

Albanian

Etymology

From pic (“beak”) +‎ i verdhë (“yellow; green”), the former from Sicilian pizzu (“beak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pit͡sˈvɛːɾð]
• Rhymes: -eɾðə

Adjective

picverdhë (Arbëresh)

1. green-beaked
   • 1898, Marchese Domenico Antonio, Mërii, page 2, lines 1–3:

     E miir e e dášura / tí ζógkëζa pizvèerδ, / Haiδeen kuljtón eδé?

     [E mīr e e dashura ti zogëza picvērdh, Hajdhēn kulton edhe?]

     Good and beloved you, little green-beaked bird, do you still remember Hajde?