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drenjë

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See also: drënjë and Drenje

Albanian

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Etymology

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Originally ‘doe’, from Proto-Albanian *dranjā, feminine of *drani (“deer, stag”), whence modern dre.[1]

Noun

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drenjë f (plural drenja, definite drenja, definite plural drenjat)

  1. quail (Coturnix coturnix)
  2. woodlark (Lullula arborea)
  3. doe, female deer

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Adjective

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drenjë (feminine drenjëe)

  1. (Cham, Arbëresh) strong, healthy, sound

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “drenjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 74

Further reading

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  • “drenjë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • “drenjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “drenjë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press
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