drudhe

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *drudza, related to Lithuanian drùzgas (splinter, fragment), drùžti (to become weak).[1] Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew (to crumble, grind), same root as dromcë.[2]

Noun[edit]

drudhe f (plural drudhe, definite drudha, definite plural drudhet)

  1. crumb
  2. (obsolete) atom

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
  2. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.329-331