tërthor

Albanian

Etymology

A prefixal derivative with tër-, based on *thor, from Proto-Albanian *tsāsra, continuing Proto-Indo-European *ḱes-ro- (“to cut”). Cognate to Sanskrit शस्त (śásta, “cut down, slaughtered”), Ancient Greek κεάζω (keázō, “to split”).[1] Related to ther.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [təɾˈθɔɾ]

Adverb

tërthor

  1. obliquely, indirectly
    Synonyms: shtrembër, tërthoras, tërthorazi, cangël, cëngthi
    e tha tërthor ― said it in a roundabout way

Adjective

tërthor (feminine tërthore)

  1. oblique, indirect
    Synonyms: i shtrembër, i tërthortë
    rrugë tërthore ― oblique way

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tërthor”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 455

Further reading

  • “tërthor”, 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
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