çerdhe
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Singularized plural form of *çerdhë, either from ç- + herdhe, from dialectal çuherdhe (cf. çubardhë, çafurde etc.), attested in Gazulli as quherdhe, from Proto-Albanian *škerdā, earlier *skarda, possibly reflected in the first part of the Illyrian proper name Skerdilaidas.
Noun edit
çerdhe f (plural çerdhet, definite çerdhja)
- nest
- (figurative) family home
- day nursery, nursery school, daycare
- burrow (of small animals)
- (military) gun emplacement, gunners’ nest
- (linguistics) word family
- brood or litter of domestic animals
Synonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- çerdhe fëmijësh (“nursery school, daycare center”)
- çerdhe grerëzash (“hornet’s nest”)
- çerdhe zjarri (military, foxhole)
- çerdhe zogjsh (“bird’s nest”)