bërryl

Albanian

Etymology

From *beriwill, compound of Proto-Albanian *bōrei (gen.-dat. sg.) ‘bow’ and *ulnā ‘forearm’. More at ber and llërë. For sense development, compare English elbow, compound of ell ‘ell’, originally ‘forearm’, and bow.

Noun

bërryl m (indefinite plural bërryla, definite singular bërryli, definite plural bërrylat)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
  2. (figuratively) sharp turn, bend

Derivatives

  • bërrylak
  • bërrylas
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