tmerr

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Albanian

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Etymology

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According to Jokl, Tagliavini, Çabej a cognate to Proto-Slavic *mora (nightmare) / Ancient Greek μέριμνα (mérimna, trouble, thought, uneasiness).[1][2]

According to Orel borrowed from Latin timōrem.[3]

Noun

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tmerr m (plural tmerre, definite tmerri, definite plural tmerret)

  1. terror, dread
  2. horror, something causing terror

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References

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  1. ^ Jokl, Norbert (1911) Studien zur albanesischen Etymologie und Wortbildung (Sitzungsberichte der Philosophisch-Historischen Klasse der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften; 168) (in German), Vienna: A. Hölder, page 146
  2. ^ Çabej, Eqrem (1976) “tmerr”, in Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 187-189
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tmerr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 458