Drin
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Albanian Drin, from Illyrian *Drūn, from Proto-Indo-European *Drū (“To run, flow”).
Proper noun
editDrin
- The longest river in Albania, flowing about 190 km across the north of the country from the confluence of the rivers Black Drin and White Drin near Kukës, west through the Fierza Reservoir then south through Lake Koman to the town of Vau i Dejës; it then splits into the Large Drin which flows into the river Buna at the Rozafa Castle near Shkodër and the Small Drin which flows into the Gulf of Drin southwest of Lezhë.
Translations
editthe longest river in Albania
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Anagrams
editAlbanian
editEtymology 1
editFrom Illyrian *Drūn, from Proto-Indo-European *Drū (“To run, flow”).[1] The ancient name Drinus has undergone sound changes reaching the current Albanian form Drin through the evolution of Albanian sound changes[2][3][4]
Noun
editDrin m (definite Drini)
Etymology 2
editFrom the river Drin, from Illyrian *Drūn
Proper noun
editDrin m
- a male given name
References
edit- ^ Георгиев, Вл., Ив. Гълъбов, Й. Заимов, Ст. Илчев (съставители). Български етимологичен речник, том 1 (А - З). София, Българска академия на науките. Институт за български език. Издателство на Българската академия на науките, 1971. с. 427.
- ^ Katičić, Radoslav (1976). Ancient Languages of the Balkans. Mouton. p. 186
- ^ Demiraj, Shaban (2006). The origin of the Albanians: linguistically investigated. Academy of Sciences of Albania.
- ^ Namenforschung : ein internationales Handbuch zur Onomastik. 1. Teilband. Ernst Eichler. Berlin: De Gruyter. 1995. →ISBN. OCLC 435630850.
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