derë

See also: dere and de re

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • Gheg dyrë, dyr

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *dōrā, from *dʰwōreh₂, dual of Proto-Indo-European *dʰwor-, o-grade of *dʰwer-[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɛɾə], [dɛɻ] (Tosk)

Noun

derë f (indefinite plural dyer, definite singular dera, definite plural dyert) (Tosk)
derë f (indefinite plural dyrë, definite singular dera, definite plural dyrtë) (Gheg)

  1. door

Etymology 2

Tosk; from Proto-Albanian *deuna, from Proto-Indo-European *deu- ‘lack, fail’ (compare Icelandic tjón ‘loss’, Ancient Greek δυη (duē) ‘misery’).[2]

Adjective

i derë m (feminine e derë, masculine plural të derë)

  1. (Tosk) bitter
  2. (Tosk) difficult, toilsome, fatiguing

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.138
  2. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “derë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 60
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