ndrikull

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • nrikëll

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mātrīcula in the sense of early Medieval Latin mātrīna.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ndˈɾikuɫ/

Noun

ndrikull f (plural ndrikulla, definite ndrikulla, definite plural ndrikullat)

  1. midwife
  2. witness (in marriage)
  3. mother of child who gets his/her first haircut
  4. woman who takes care of bride on wedding day
  5. (derogatory) old, mouthy and gossipy woman

Synonyms
  • nunë

Derived terms
  • ndrikulli

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ndrikull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 288
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