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kërriç

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From kërr, with the Slavic diminutive suffix -iç.[1]

Noun

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kërriç m (plural kërriça, definite kërriçi, female equivalent kërriçe)

  1. young donkey, donkey foal
    Synonym: kërr
  2. (figurative) gullible, unexperienced young man

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kërr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 183

Further reading

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  • “kërriç”, 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
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