derr

Albanian

Alternative forms

• derrë [dɛrə] (Tosk)
• derk [dɛɾk] (archaic)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *darja (“pig”), from *ǵʰóryos (“pig”) (compare Greek χοίρος (choíros, “id”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“hedgehog”), from *ǵʰer- (“to be excited, bristly”) (compare Latin horrere (“to bristle, tremble”)).

Perhaps the source of the name of the Illyrian tribe Deuri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛr/

Noun

derr m (plural derra)

1. pig

Synonyms

• thi

Derived terms

• derk
• derrar (“swineherd”)