parzëm

Albanian

Alternative forms

parsëm

Etymology

Metathesised form of parmëz (“fowl breastbone”), derivative of parmë (“front; collarbone, breast”) +‎ -ëz.^[1]^[2] Traditionally connected with Proto-Slavic *pь̀rsь (“breast”),^[3]^[4] though this raises many formal problems.

Noun

parzëm f (plural parzma, definite parzma)

chest, breast, bosom
Synonyms: kraharor, gjoks

Derived terms

References

^ Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 12–13
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “parzëm”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 311–312
^ Meyer, G. (1891) “parmzɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 322
^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*pérk̂us”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 81

“parzëm”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
“parzëm”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
Mann, S. E. (1948) “parzëm”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 353

[1] Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 12–13

[2] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “parzëm”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 311–312

[3] Meyer, G. (1891) “parmzɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 322

[4] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*pérk̂us”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 81

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