drudhe

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • drudhëz

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *drudza, related to Lithuanian drùzgas (“splinter, fragment”), drùžti (“to become weak”)[1]. Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew 'to crumble, grind', same root as dromcë[2].

Noun

drudhe f (indefinite plural drudhe, definite singular drudha, definite plural drudhet)

  1. crumb

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 76
  2. Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.329-331
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