vidër

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^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2162a
• Ylli, Xhelal (1997) Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎^[2], volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 279f.
• Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vidër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 507

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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^[3] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2162a