ashpër

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin asper (“rough, uneven”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʃpəɾ/

Adjective

i ashpër (feminine plural të ashpra)

  1. rough
    • 1621, Pjetër Budi, Pasëqyra e t'rrëfyemit:
      Për mā t ashprë; ashtu ende petëka t ashpra e të fështira.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. tough, hard
  3. lumpy (sand, flour)
  4. rugged
  5. (figurative) rude, brusque, harsh

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ashpërak, ashpërsi, ashpëroj, ashpërinë, ashpërsisht

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ashpër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 11
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “ashpër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 136-137
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