perëndi

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • perundi
  • (Gheg) pereni [peɾeni] [1]
  • (Arvanite) περεντή (perëndi) [peɾəndi] [2]

Etymology

Disputed. Different interpretations have been proposed:

  1. Derived from perëndoj (“to set (of the sun”), which might be borrowed from Latin parentare (“to bring a sacrifice (to the dead), to satisfy”)[3]
  2. Latin imperantem (“ruling”) (Alb. dielli perëndon "the sun sets", perhaps ultimately a calque on Greek ο ήλιος βασιλεύει "the sun sets", literally "the sun reigns").[4]
  3. Compound of *perën from earlier *perun, identical with Lithuanian Perkūnas, Proto-Slavic *Perunъ 'god of lightning' + *di from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, deity”), thus originally meaning 'god Perën/Perun'.
  4. Others see a connection to Indo-European *per(-kwu)- "oak god" or "thunder god" by possible association (see Perkwunos)

Noun

perëndi f (indefinite plural perëndi, definite singular perëndia, definite plural perënditë)

  1. (religion) God
  2. god, deity

Synonyms

References
  1. Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 98, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. Λεξικόν της Ρωμαϊκοις και Αρβανητηκής Απλής (Lexicon of the simple Romaic and Arbanitic language), page 117 & 84, by Markos Botsaris
  3. If this view is correct, it might point to an albanian solar cult -- Orel Vladimir - A concise historical grammar of the albanian language, p. 263, Brill, 2000
  4. Orel Vladimir - Albanian etymological dictionary, pp. 315-316, Brill, 1998
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