bërryl
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā, compound of *bōrei (“bow”) and *ulnā (“forearm”). More at ber and llërë. For sense development, compare English elbow, compound of ell (“ell”), originally ‘forearm’, and bow.[1] See also ylber (“rainbow”), a mirror formation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bërryl m (plural bërryla, definite bërryli, definite plural bërrylat)
- (anatomy) elbow
- (figurative) sharp turn, bend
Declension[edit]
Declension of bërryl
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bërryl”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 23-24