ngjyrë

See also: ngjyre

Albanian

Etymology

Deverbative based on ngjyer, past participle of ngjyej (“to color, dye”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɟyɾə/, [ˈɲɟ͡ʝʏːɽɜ], [ˈɲɟ͡ʝʏːɹ]

Noun

ngjyrë f (plural ngjyra, definite ngjyra, definite plural ngjyrat)

  1. color
  2. coloring liquid, e.g. dye, paint, ink
  3. complexion

Declension

Declension of ngjyrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ngjyrë ngjyra ngjyra ngjyrat
accusative ngjyrën
dative ngjyre ngjyrës ngjyrave ngjyrave
ablative ngjyrash

Derived terms

derivatives
  • ngjyra-ngjyra
  • ngjyranë
  • ngjyrartë
  • ngjyresë
  • ngjyroj
  • ngjyros
  • ngjyrshëm

References

  1. ^ Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris: L’Harmattan, 1998), 191, 300.
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