arëz

See also: Arêz

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • anzë (Gheg)

Etymology

Enlarged with -zë ~ ëz, from Proto-Albanian *aunā, from Proto-Indo-European *Heu- ‘to weave’ (compare Dutch gewaad ‘clothing’, Lithuanian austi ‘to weave’). For sense development, compare Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ ‘wasp’ (cf. English wasp), from *webʰ- ‘to weave’ (cf. English web).

Noun

arëz f (indefinite plural arëza, definite singular arëza)

  1. wasp
  2. hornet

Synonyms
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