dre
Albanian
Alternative forms
- (Tosk):
- (Gheg):
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *drani, cognate to Illyrian *drenis, identical to Hesychian ἀρανίς (aranís) (misspelling of δρανίς (dranís, “deer”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrēn- (“drone, buzz”).[1] Compare English drone, Ancient Greek θρήνος (thrḗnos, “lament”)).[2]
Noun
dre m (plural drerë, definite dreri, definite plural drerët)
Declension
Declension of dre
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
References
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 395
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dre”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 72-3
Slovene
Verb
dre
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
dre f
- Soft mutation of tre.
Mutation
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