dardhë
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Albanian *dardā, from *darda ‘to spill, pour’ (compare modern derdh). Cognate to Old Irish draigen (“wild pear”). More at derdh. Probably the source of the name of the illyrian Dardanians
Noun[edit]
dardhë f (indefinite plural dardha, definite singular dardha)
- pear, pear tree (Pyrus communis)
Declension[edit]
declension of dardhë
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) |
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| singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
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| nominative (emërore) |
dardhë | dardha | dardha | dardhat | |
| accusative (kallëzore) |
dardhë | dardha | dardhën | dardhat | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
dardhe | dardhave | dardhës | dardhave | |
| dative (dhanore) |
dardhe | dardhave | dardhës | dardhave | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) |
dardhe | dardhash | dardhës | dardhave | |
Hyponyms[edit]
- dardhë elbje, dardhë elbore ‘bergamot orange’ (Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia ⇒ Citrus limon)
- dardhë gomari ‘large variety of pear’
- dardhë gramje ‘summer-ripening pear with elongated fruit’
- dardhë gjembje ‘prickly pear’ (Opuntia ficus-indica)
- dardhë leshje ‘late-ripening pear with large fuzzy fruit’
