tërthortë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tërthor +‎ -të, the former 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): [təɾˈθɔɾtə]

Adjective

i tërthortë (feminine plural të tërthorta)

  1. oblique, indirect
    Synonym: cëngëlt

References

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