See also: drënjë and Drenje

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Originally ‘doe’, from Proto-Albanian *dranjā, feminine of *drani (deer, stag), whence modern dre.[1]

Noun edit

drenjë f (plural drenja, definite drenja, definite plural drenjat)

  1. quail (Coturnix coturnix)
  2. woodlark (Lullula arborea)
  3. doe, female deer

Synonyms edit

Related terms edit

Adjective edit

drenjë (feminine drenjëe)

  1. (Cham, Arbëresh) strong, healthy, sound

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “drenjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 74