Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin surdus.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

shurdh (feminine shurdhe)

  1. deaf
    Synonym: i shurdhër

Related terms edit

Noun edit

shurdh m (plural shurdhë)

  1. deaf person

Adverb edit

shurdh

  1. (figuratively) alone, abandoned, deserted
    Synonyms: shurdhër, vetëm, shkretë

Verb edit

shurdh (aorist shurdha, participle shurdhur)

  1. to deafen, make deaf
    Synonym: shurdhoj

References edit

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “šurδεr”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 420
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shurdhër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 446

Further reading edit

  • “shurdh”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980