Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Diminutive of dredhë using -ëz, merger of sing. *dradhë and pl. *dredh, from Proto-Albanian *dradzā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂ǵ-seh₂, from *dʰreh₂ǵ- (berry). Cognate with Sanskrit द्राक्षा (drā́kṣā), Latin frāgum. Alternatively from dredh (twist).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dredhëz f (plural dredhëza, definite dredhëza, definite plural dredhëzat)

  1. (botany) strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
  2. cord, string

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017), “dredhëz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 82