rrënjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wradnjā, from pre-Albanian *wr̥h₂dnih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₂dnyo-, from *wréh₂ds. Compare Latin rādīx and Ancient Greek ῥάδιξ (rhádix).[2] Ultimately a doublet of radhiqe through the Proto-Indo-European root.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rəːɲ]

Noun

rrënjë f (plural rrënjë, definite rrënja, definite plural rrënjët)

  1. root

Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "rrënjë"
  • rrënjos
  • rrënjor
  • rrënjomë
  • rrënjak
  • rrënjëdalë
  • rrënjës
  • rrënjësor
  • rrënjëshkulës
  • rrënjëshuar
  • rrënjëz
  • rrënjëzoj

References
  1. Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 115, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. 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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