bardhë
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *bardza, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine, whiten”),[1] whence also Lithuanian brėkšti (“to dawn”), Proto-Slavic *brězgъ (“dawn, daybreak”), Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”), Persian برازیدن (barâzidan, “to beautify”), Sanskrit भ्राजते (bhrājate, “he shines”). Possibly closely related to Illyrian Βάρδυλις (Bárdulis) and Messapic barzidihi, see the entries for more.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
i bardhë
- white
- Coordinate term: zi (“black”)
- kalë i bardhë ― white horse
- verë e bardhë ― white wine
- plepi i bardhë ― white poplar
- blank, unwritten
- çek i bardhë ― blank cheque
- lucky, fortunate
- ditë të bardha ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- pure, clean, immaculate
Declension edit
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Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Bulgarian: барз (barz), ба́рзав (bárzav), бардз (bardz), ба́рдзав (bárdzav), бардзи́в (bardzív, “neither white nor colourful, greyish and partially white”)
- → Serbo-Croatian: bȁrz (“a goat with white stripes”), adjectives bàrzan, bȁrzav, bȁrzast (“neither white nor colourful, greyish and partially white”)
- → Turkish: barza
Noun edit
bardhë f (plural bardha, definite bardha, definite plural bardhat)
Declension edit
Declension of bardhë
Noun edit
bardhë f (plural bardha, definite bardha, definite plural bardhat)
- white (colour)
- white (of the eye). sclera
- In full: e bardha e syrit
- egg white, albumen
- In full: e bardha e vezës
- good deed
- (in the plural) Characters from folklore resembling girls living in forests, often mischievous when angry.
See more edit
bardhë | gri, hirtë | zi |
kuqe; skuqem | portokalle; bojë kafe | verdhë; krem; lylc |
gjelbër; blertë | ||
cijan, kaltër | kaltër | blu |
vjollcë; llullaq | magentë; purpurtë | rozë; trëndafil |
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “bardhë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 17
Further reading edit
- “bardhë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006