rrgjë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • ërgjë

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian r̀đa／р̀ђа (literally “rust”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈr̩d͡ʒ], [ˈəɾd͡ʒ]

Noun

rrgjë f (plural rrgja) (Borgo Erizzo)

  1. discord, disagreement
    Synonyms: mosmarrëveshje, përçarje
    • 1937, Carlo Tagliavini, compiler, L'albanese di Dalmazia, page 48, lines 7–9:
      mǫθ̂ męr vái̯zăn păr pā́i̯ / pā́i̯a vi̯ę́n, pā́ia škọ́n / r̥ǧa vi̯ę́n, kur nuk škọ́n.
      [mos mer vajzën për pāj / pāja vjen, pāja shkon / rrgja vjen, kur nuk shkon.]
      do not take the girl by its dowry / the dowry comes, the dowry goes / the discord comes, it never goes.

References
  • Tagliavini, Carlo (1937) “r̥ǧ”, in L'albanese di Dalmazia. […] (in Italian), Florence: Leo S. Olschki, page 237
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