mjerë
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Demiraj claims descent from Proto-Albanian *m(i)ier-, cognate to Ancient Greek μιερός (mierós), μιαρός (miarós, “polluted, defiled”).[1] On the other hand, Orel claims a borrowing through Vulgar Latin from Latin miser,[2] although this does not reflect the phonetics of Latin loanwords into Albanian.
Adjective[edit]
i mjerë (feminine e mjerë, masculine plural të mjeri, feminine plural të mjere)
References[edit]
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 274
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mjerë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 270