gërdit

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gërrdit
  • gërdhit

Etymology

Possibly a verbal formation of unattested *gërd/gërdë, derived from Proto-Slavic *gъrdъ (ugly). Compare Serbo-Croatian grditi ("to disfigure") and Serbo-Croatian grd ("ugly").[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡərˈdit/

Verb

gërdít (aorist gërdita, participle gërditur)

  1. (with proclitic ) to disgust, to nauseate

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • gërdi
  • gërditshëm

References

  1. ^ Omari, Anila (2012), "gërditem", in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe, Tirana, Albania: Kristalina KH, page 140

Further reading

  • gërdit”, 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