ferrë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *spernā, from Proto-Indo-European *sper 'spear, stick', close to Latin sparus (“short spear”), Germanic *speru > Old Norse spjǫr[1].

Noun

ferrë f (indefinite plural ferra, definite singular ferra, definite plural ferrat)

  1. thorn, thorny (bush)
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “ferrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 95
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