rrënjë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • rrânjë (Gheg)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rəːɲ]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wradnjā-, from pre-Albanian *wr̥h₂dnih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds. Compare Latin rādīx and Ancient Greek ῥάδιξ (rhádix).[1]

Noun

rrënjë f (indefinite plural rrënjë, definite singular rrënja, definite plural rrënjët)

  1. root

Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "rrënjë"
  • rrënjos
  • rrënjor
  • rrënjomë
  • rrënjak
  • rrënjëdalë
  • rrënjës
  • rrënjësor
  • rrënjëshkulës
  • rrënjëshuar
  • rrënjëz
  • rrënjëzoj

References
  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 230.
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