ndjerë

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *a/N(e)dri, from Proto-Indo-European *m(e)-ǵhri 'at, till, to'. Cognate to Ancient Greek μέχρις (mékhris), ἄχρις (ákhris, “until”)[1].

Alternative forms

Preposition

ndjerë

  1. until, at, near(ly)

Etymology 2

A deverbative formation from ndiej.

Adjective

ndjerë m (feminine ndjerëe)

  1. dear, gone, dead

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
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