Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

A variant of truaj or a derivative of terë, which explains the plural troje.[1] Alternatively, Orel relates it to Latin trībulum (thresher), but the connection between 'thresher' and 'estate' is not explained.[2]

Noun edit

truall m (plural troje, definite trualli, definite plural trojet)

  1. land, estate, country

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. PPrishtinë: Rilindja, p.196-197
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “truall ~ truell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 466