carbë

See also: carbè

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to carac, acar, crak, carangth, and ther. A postverbal of carb (“to rip, to tear apart”) +‎ -ë, itself a extension of *car +‎ -b, present in the formation of the related words. xarbë and zarbë are alternative forms in the southern Tosk. Inside the c:th transformation, the counterparties would be tharb (“to sour”), and tharm (“year, sourdough, ferment”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡saɾbə]

Noun

carbë m (plural carba, definite carba, definite plural carbat)

  1. (colloquial, regional) scrap, rag

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “carbë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 12
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