rreze

See also: rrëzë and Rreze

Albanian

Etymology

Singularized plural of *rraz, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin radius.[1] Compare Romanian rază, Italian raggio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛzɛ/

Noun

rreze f (plural rreze, definite rrezja, definite plural rrezet)

  1. ray of light
  2. spark
  3. radiation
  4. radius

Derived terms

  • rrezatoj
  • rrezeartë
  • rrezekuq
  • rrezit
  • rrezoj
  • rrëzëllen
  • rrëzëllimë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rreze”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 382