thjermë

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tserma, a full grade of the root found in zero grade in surmë (“dark grey”), related to Lithuanian širmas (“gray”).[1][2] A derivative of thjerë (“lentil”) as “having the color of lentils” is also possible.

Adjective

thjermë (feminine thjermëe)

  1. ashy, ash-gray

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “thjermë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 479
  2. ^ Erat, Janez (2008) Etimološki slovar albanskega jezika [Albanian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Slovene), 2 edition, page 112b
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