bërryl

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā, compound of *bōrei (“bow”) and *ulnā (“forearm”). More at ber and llërë. For sense development, compare English elbow, compound of ell (“ell”), originally ‘forearm’, and bow. See also ylber (“rainbow”), a mirror formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.ryl/

Noun

bërryl m (plural bërryla, definite bërryli, definite plural bërrylat)

1. (anatomy) elbow
2. (figurative) sharp turn, bend

Declension

Declension of bërryl

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bërryl	bërryla	bërryli	bërrylat
accusative			bërrylin
dative	bërryli	bërrylave	bërrylit	bërrylave
ablative		bërrylash

Derived terms

• bërrylak
• bërrylas
• Burrel