Albanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Albanian *dera or *derna, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-néH-ti, from *der- (to tear, split). Compare Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, to skin), Sanskrit दृणाति (dṛṇāti, to burst, to tear) and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (gatairan, to tear).[1]

Verb edit

djerr (aorist dorra, participle djerrë)

  1. to destroy
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Albanian *dersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ĝhersos, from *ǵʰers-. Compare Ancient Greek χέρσος (khérsos, dry land).[2] Alternatively from earlier *ndjerr, Proto-Albanian *ən-tersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (to dry (up)). Compare Latin torreo (to dry), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌿𐍃 (þaursus), Old High German durri (arid, dry).

Noun edit

djerr f (plural djerra, definite djerra, definite plural djerrat)

  1. fallow land

Adjective edit

djerr (feminine djerre)

  1. barren, arid, fallow
Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djerr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djerr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69