thirr

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *tsirwa, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“dark color”), identical with Lithuanian šiřvas (“grey”).

Noun

thirr m (plural thirra, definite thirri, definite plural thirrat)

1. soot

Synonyms

• blozë

Related terms

• surmë
• thjermë

Etymology 2

• Gheg variant for Tosk participle thirrë (“I call, name”), lacking ending -ë.
• thirr (“he/she/it calls; names”) (active voice).
• See thërras (“I call; name”) for more.

Participle

thirr

1. called
2. named

Verb

thirr

1. third-person singular present indicative of thirr