burdhë

See also: burdhe

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *burdā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥dʰo (compare English board, Lithuanian bartà).[1] Alternatively a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bear”) (cf. with Old English byrd (“burden”), German Bürde (“burden, weight”), Icelandic byrði (“burden”)). For sense development cf. Italian fardello, both meaning sack, bag and burden.

Noun

burdhë f (plural burdha, definite burdha, definite plural burdhat)

  1. thickly-woven cotton sackcloth
  2. sack, bag

Declension

Declension of burdhë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative burdhë burdha burdha burdhat
accusative burdhën
dative burdhe burdhës burdhave burdhave
ablative burdhash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 150

Further reading

  • “burdhë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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