amiridz

Aromanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.mirˈid͡z]

Etymology 1

From the verb amiridz (see below), or from Latin merīdiēs (“noon, midday”); shift in meaning also found in Albanian dialect (Korça) mbriz (“midday nap for livestock”), standard mërzej (“to rest at noon (of animals)”). Compare Romanian meriză.

Alternative forms

• amiridzu, miridz, miridzu

Noun

amiridz n (plural amiridzuri)

1. shady place where sheep rest during the hot hours of the day

Etymology 2

From miridz, prefixed with a-, from Latin merīdiō. Compare Romanian meriza.

Alternative forms

• amiridzu, mirizedz, mirizedzu, njiridz, njiridzu

Verb

amiridz first-singular present indicative (past participle amiridzatã)

1. (usually in third-person, of sheep) to rest in a shady place during the hot hours of the day

Related terms

• amiridzari / amiridzare
• amiridzat