qyrë
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
A derivative of an unattested verb *qyej (“to blunt”), from Proto-Albanian *kēnja, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to scratch, to cut”). For the semantic development compare Latin obtũsus (“blunt”) from obtundere (“to beat”).[1] See also qytë.
Noun edit
qyrë f (plural qyra, definite qyra, definite plural qyrat)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qyrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 364