derëzi

Albanian

Etymology

Blend of derë (“door”) +‎ zi (“black”)[1] literally "black door" (in ancient times people believed that curse spreaders painted doors with a magical substance, similarly to untore in Italy), or a derivative in -zi of derë (“bitter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɛɾəˈzi]

Noun

derëzi m (plural derëzinj, definite derëziu, definite plural derëzinjtë), derëzezë f

  1. unfortunate, wretched person

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “derëzi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 371

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “derëzi”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “derëzi”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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