beronjë
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ber + -onjë feminine suffix. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *bara (“naked”) from Proto-Germanic *bazaz,[1] possibly through Gothic.
Noun edit
beronjë f
- Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus Herns)
- barren woman or soil
- (Tosk) European holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “beronjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 21