brengë
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *brainikā, derivative of *brainja (modern brej).[2]
Noun
brengë f (plural brenga, definite brenga, definite plural brengat)
- lump, swelling (on animals)
- Synonym: bullungë
- scar
- Synonym: shenjë
- (figurative) constant worry, serious trouble, hardship
- Synonym: hidhërim
- (old, medicine) diphtheria
- Synonym: difteria
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brengë | brenga | brenga | brengat |
| accusative | brengën | |||
| dative | brenge | brengës | brengave | brengave |
| ablative | brengash | |||
Hyponyms
- brengë thiu (“sharp-leaved asparagus”) (Asparagus acutifolius)
Derived terms
- brengos, brenguar
Compounds
- brengëmadh, brengëshumë, brengëzënë
Related terms
References
- ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 11, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 156