gërhas

Albanian

Etymology

Disputed:

Çabej's work in generally heldt in higher reguard tend to take precedent above conflicting sources. Orel's etymologies are also considered outdated and are rooted in a bias favoring slavic connections, due to his interest of proving Albanian as an Albanian-balto-slavic branch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəɾˈhas/
  • Rhymes: -as

Verb

gërhas (aorist gërhita, participle gërhitur)

  1. to snore

Derived terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërhas”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 114
  2. Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.208-9
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