dhëndër

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Multiple reconstructions. Demiraj derives it from Proto-Albanian *ĝāmtḗr-,[1] Orel from Proto-Albanian *dzanra,[2] Matzinger from Proto-Albanian *ȷ́antura-.[3] All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵemH-, from the root *ǵmH- (“to marry”). Cognate to Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ), Latin gener, Ancient Greek γαμβρός (gambrós).

Pronunciation

Noun

dhëndër m (plural dhëndurë, definite dhëndri, definite plural dhëndurët)

  1. son-in-law
  2. bridegroom

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 159-160
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhëndër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 52
  3. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 230
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