rrodhe

Albanian

Etymology

Plurale tantum; plural of *rodhë, from Proto-Albanian *wrādzā, from Proto-Indo-European *u̯reh₂ǵʰ- (“thorn”) (compare Ancient Greek ῥᾱχός (rhākhós, “thornbush; wattled fence”), Lithuanian rǎžas (“dry stalk, stubble; prong”), Middle Irish fraig (“needle”)).

Noun

rrodhe f (definite singular rrodhja)

burr
burdock (Arctium)
spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum)
(figuratively) pest, annoying person

Hyponyms

rrodhe e madhe (“greater burdock”) (Arctium lappa)

Derived terms

rrodhës, rrodhëz, rrodhishte

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