nerënxë
Albanian
Etymology
Either from Greek νεράντζι (nerántzi) or from Ottoman Turkish نارنج (narenc, narenç), both of which are in turn borrowed from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), which itself is borrowed from Persian نارنگ (nârang) and is ultimately derived from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”).[1] Compare Hindi नारंगी (nāraṅgī), Spanish naranja, Serbo-Croatian naranča and English orange, all from the same source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛˈɾənd͡z(ə)/
Noun
nerënxë m (plural nerënxa, definite nerënxa, definite plural nerënxat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nerënxë | nerënxa | nerënxa | nerënxat |
| accusative | nerënxën | |||
| dative | nerënxe | nerënxës | nerënxave | nerënxave |
| ablative | nerënxash | |||
See also
References
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “nerënxë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1045