dhëndër

Albanian
FWOTD – 27 April 2022

Alternative forms

Etymology

Multiple reconstructions:

1) Demiraj derives it from Proto-Albanian *ĝāmtḗr-[1]

2) Orel from Proto-Albanian *dzanra[2]

3) Matzinger from Proto-Albanian *ðándura-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *j́ándura[3]

All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Cognate to Latin gener, Ancient Greek γαμβρός (gambrós), Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ðənˈdəɾ/

Noun

dhëndër m (plural dhëndurë, definite dhëndri, definite plural dhëndurët)

  1. son-in-law
    • 1990, Studime historike, volume 44, page 137:
      Për Skilicën Vladimiri është dhëndër i Samuelit.
      For Skilica Vladimir is Samuel's son-in-law.
  2. bridegroom
    • 1988, Fadil Sulejmani, Lindja, martesa dhe mortja në malësitë e Tetovës, page 237:
      Djali që bëhet dhëndër vishet me këtë rast me teshat më të reja, që për herë të parë ushtohen, […]
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Derived terms
  • dhëndëri
  • dhëndërisht
  • dhëndëroj
  • dhëndërush

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 159-160
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhëndër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 52
  3. Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 230
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