vidër

See also: vider

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvidəɾ/
• Rhymes: -idəɾ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *vydra. Doublet of lundër.

Noun

vidër f (plural vidra)

1. otter (Lutra lutra)

   Synonyms: lundërz, lundër

Alternative forms

• vidërz, vidhrë — dialectal

References

• “víd/ër,~ra”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980, page 2162a
• Ylli, Xhelal (1997), Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎^[2], volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 279f.
• Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “vidër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 507

Etymology 2

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Noun

vidër f (plural vidra)

1. stripe or blotch of a different colour on an animal's fur or a bird's feathers

   Synonym: larë

Derived terms

• vidra-vidra
• vidrush

References

• “víd/ër,~ra”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[3], 1980, page 2162a

Further reading

• “vidër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006