ngjyrë

Albanian

Etymology

Deverbative based on ngjyer, past participle of ngjyej ‘to color, dye’.[1]

Noun

ngjyrë f (indefinite plural ngjyra, definite singular ngjyra, definite plural ngjyrat)

  1. color
  2. coloring liquid, e.g. dye, paint, ink
  3. complexion

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris: L’Harmattan, 1998), 191, 300.
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