derr
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *darja (“pig”), from *ǵʰóryos (“pig”) (compare Greek χοίρος (choíros, “id”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“hedgehog”), from *ǵʰer- (“to be excited, bristly”) (compare Latin horrere (“to bristle, tremble”)).[2][3]
Perhaps the source of the name of the Illyrian tribe Deuri.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]derr m (plural derra, definite derri, definite plural derrat)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | derr | derri | derra | derrat |
| accusative | derrin | |||
| dative | derri | derrit | derrave | derrave |
| ablative | derrash | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Investigating Obsolescence: Studies in Language Contraction and Death, by Nancy C. Dorian, 1992.
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “derr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 61
- ^ Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz (Amsterdam: Rodopoi, 1997), 131–2.
Further reading
[edit]- “derr”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026