drudhe

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *drudza, related to Lithuanian drùzgas (“splinter, fragment”), drùžti (“to become weak”).[1] Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew (“to crumble, grind”), same root as dromcë.[2]

Noun

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drudhe f (plural drudhe, definite drudha, definite plural drudhet)

  1. crumb
  2. (obsolete) atom
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
  2. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.329-331
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