dhen

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðɛn/

Alternative forms

• dhên, dhênd (Gheg), dhën (Tosk)

Etymology

Plurale tantum; from variant dhênd (Gheg), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *dzenti, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-ti (“family, clan, race”) (compare Latin gens, English kin).

Noun

dhen f pl (definite plural dhentë)

1. small livestock, caprids (sheep, goats)
2. flock or herd of caprids

Related terms

• dhëndërr

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Cornish

Noun

dhen

1. Soft mutation of den.