zëmër

See also: zemër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Noun

zëmër f (indefinite plural zëmra, definite singular zëmra, definite plural zëmrat)

  1. (Tosk, anatomy) heart

Declension

Alternative forms
  • zamëra

Etymology

Either from zemër with the meaning of 'centre of the day', or from the same root of Greek ημέρα (iméra, “day”), although the initial anlaut z- remains unexplained. A borrowing from Greek διήμερον (diímeron, “period of twenty-four hours”) is not excluded[1].

Noun

zëmër f (indefinite plural zëmëra, definite singular zëmëra, definite plural zëmërat)

  1. late afternoon meal, tea-time

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 522
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