bërryl

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā, compound of *bōrei (“bow”) and *ulnā (“forearm”). More at ber and llërë. For sense development, compare English elbow, compound of ell (“ell”), originally ‘forearm’, and bow.[1] See also ylber (“rainbow”), a mirror formation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bə.ryl/

Noun

bërryl m (plural bërryla, definite bërryli, definite plural bërrylat)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
  2. (figurative) sharp turn, bend

Declension

Declension of bërryl
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bërryl bërryli bërryla bërrylat
accusative bërrylin
dative bërryli bërrylit bërrylave bërrylave
ablative bërrylash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bërryl”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 23-24
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