cermë

See also: cerme and çerme

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡seɾmə/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *tˢermā, related to Lithuanian šarmà (“frost”), Latvian saŕma (“id”).[1] Same as thermë and thermit, with the usual c:th alteration in Albanian, connected to an older form of ther, *cer.[2]

Noun

cermë f (plural cerma, definite cerma, definite plural cermat)

  1. arthritis, rheumatism
    Synonym: përdhes
  2. cramp
    Synonym: ngërç
  3. cold, coldness
    Synonyms: acar, cegëm, cikmë, ngricë, fraq

Adjective

i cermë

  1. pure, clear, cold[3]
    Synonyms: i thjeshtë, i kthjellët, safi, berrak
    ujët e cermë ― pure water

Etymology 2

Although the meanings go apart from the first etymology, the origin is the same, connected to a initial not-abstract meaning of ther - "to cut, to gut".[2]

Noun

cermë f (plural cerma, definite cerma, definite plural cermat)

  1. top, best part, cream
    Synonyms: ballë, cekë, ajkë
  2. strong rakija

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Greek: τσέρμα (tsérma)
  • → Aromanian: țîrmǎ

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 46
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Çabej, E. (1987) “cermë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 22-23
  3. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cemtë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 18-19
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