dhunë
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *(e)δunā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁(e)dun-eh₂ (“pain, smart”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain, smart, harm”). The variant dhurë occurs beside dhunë with retention of the rhotacism of the intervocalic nasal.[1] Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *edunti or *adunti, also cognate to Old Armenian երկն (erkn).[2]
Noun
editdhunë f (plural dhuna, definite dhuna, definite plural dhunat)
- (physical, mental, spiritual) violence, force, coercion, oppression
- (physical or verbal) humiliation, shaming, dishonor (of a single person or group of people); violation (law)
- damage, injury
- blemish
Declension
editDeclension of dhunë
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editDerived terms
edit- dhuna f, dhunat f
- përdhunë f, përdhuna f
- përdhunët
- përdhuni f, përdhunia f
- përdhunim m, përdhunimi m
- përdhunisht
- përdhunohem (mediopassive)
- përdhunoj (active)
- përdhunshëm
- përdhunuar (participle)
- përdhunues m, përdhunuesi m
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- [3] noun dhúnë • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
References
edit- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 163
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[2], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 155