hardhje

Albanian

Alternative forms

• hardhicë, hardhiçkë, hardhël, hardhël(ë), hardhëjë (Tosk), hardhucë, hardhushkë

Etymology

From *hardhë, from Proto-Albanian *skardā (“digger”), from Proto-Indo-European *skord- (compare Ancient Greek σκορδύλος (skordúlos, “newt”), Lithuanian skardùs (“deep”), Latvian skārdît (“to divide”)), from *sker- (“to cut”). More at harr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haɾˈðje] (Standard)

Noun

hardhje f (plural hardhje, definite hardhja, definite plural hardhjet)

1. lizard

Declension

Declension of hardhje

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	hardhje	hardhje	hardhja	hardhjet
accusative			hardhjen
dative	hardhjeje	hardhjeve	hardhjes	hardhjeve
ablative		hardhjesh

Synonyms

• zhapi
• hardhucë (diminutive)