dredhëz

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • Tosk: dredhë, dredh (m.), dreth/drethë (m./f.), drethe (f., Arbëreshë)
  • Gheg: drethe (South Gheg), drathe (East Gheg), drêth (m.), drellëz

Etymology

Diminutive of dredhë using -ëz, merger of sing. *dradhë and pl. *dredh, from Proto-Albanian *dradzā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂ǵ-seh₂, from *dʰreh₂ǵ- (“berry”). Cognate with Sanskrit द्राक्षा (drā́kṣā), Latin frāgum. Alternatively from dredh (“twist”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɾɛðəz/

Noun

dredhëz f (plural dredhëza, definite dredhëza, definite plural dredhëzat)

  1. (botany) strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
  2. cord, string

Synonyms

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “dredhëz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 82
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