Drin

See also: drin, drîn, and dřín

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Drin, from Illyrian *Drūn, from Proto-Indo-European *Drū (“To run, flow”)

Proper noun

Drin

  1. The longest river in Albania, flowing about 190 km across the north of the country from the confluence of the rivers Black Drin and White Drin near Kukës, west through the Fierza Reservoir then south through Lake Koman to the town of Vau i Dejës; it then splits into the Large Drin which flows into the river Buna at the Rozafa Castle near Shkodër and the Small Drin which flows into the Gulf of Drin southwest of Lezhë.

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Albanian

Etymology 1

From Illyrian *Drūn, from Proto-Indo-European *Drū (“To run, flow”).[1] The ancient name Drinus has undergone sound changes reaching the current Albanian form Drin through the evolution of Albanian sound changes[2][3][4]

Noun

Drin m (definite Drini)

  1. the river Drin (the longest river in Albania)

Etymology 2

From the river Drin, from Illyrian *Drūn

Proper noun

Drin m

  1. a male given name

References
  1. Георгиев, Вл., Ив. Гълъбов, Й. Заимов, Ст. Илчев (съставители). Български етимологичен речник, том 1 (А - З). София, Българска академия на науките. Институт за български език. Издателство на Българската академия на науките, 1971. с. 427.
  2. Katičić, Radoslav (1976). Ancient Languages of the Balkans. Mouton. p. 186
  3. Demiraj, Shaban (2006). The origin of the Albanians: linguistically investigated. Academy of Sciences of Albania.
  4. Namenforschung : ein internationales Handbuch zur Onomastik. 1. Teilband. Ernst Eichler. Berlin: De Gruyter. 1995. →ISBN. OCLC 435630850.
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