rrenë

See also: rrene

Albanian

Etymology

From rrej, from Proto-Indo-European *ar-. Compare Ancient Greek ἀρνέομαι (arnéomai, refuses), ἔξαρνος (éxarnos, refusing, denying everything), Old Armenian ուրանամ (uranam, to deny everything, refuse).

Noun

rrenë f (plural rrena, definite rrena, definite plural rrenat)

  1. (colloquial) lie
    Synonym: gënjeshtër

Declension

Declension of rrenë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rrenë rrena rrena rrenat
accusative rrenën
dative rrene rrenës rrenave rrenave
ablative rrenash

Further reading

  • rrenë”, 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