ajër
See also: ajer
Albanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin āēr (“air”), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Topalli posits Italian aria (“air”) as another possible source, considering that the Latin term is already (potentially) borrowed into Albanian as erë (“wind, air, smell”); alternatively, it is a doublet.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editajër m (plural ajra, definite ajri, definite plural ajrat)
- air
- 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
- Fluturonjënë për qiell, për ajërit.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative) environment
Declension
editDeclension of ajër
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “ajër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 83
Further reading
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