brinjë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bren-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to stick out; edge”). Compare Old English brant, Old Norse brattr (“high, sharp”), brand (“sword”), Irish braine (“front part of the ship; guide, leader; edge, border”), Swedish brå (“sharp”). Alternatively a formation from bri.

Noun

brinjë f (plural brinjë, definite brinja, definite plural brinjët)

  1. rib
  2. (geometry) side, edge
  3. shore, bank; high ground

Declension

Declension of brinjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brinjë brinja brinjë brinjët
accusative brinjën
dative brinje brinjës brinjëve brinjëve
ablative brinjësh

Further reading

  • “brinjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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