Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Deverbative based on ngjyer, past participle of ngjyej (to color, dye).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɟyɾə/, [ˈɲɟ͡ʝʏːɽɜ], [ˈɲɟ͡ʝʏːɹ]

Noun edit

ngjyrë f (plural ngjyra, definite ngjyra, definite plural ngjyrat)

  1. color
  2. coloring liquid, e.g. dye, paint, ink
  3. complexion

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris: L’Harmattan, 1998), 191, 300.