thadër

Albanian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *ϑat(Vr)-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃-(i-) (“to sharpen, whet”). Cognate with Latin catus (“acutus, acute”) and Sanskrit शित (śitá-).[1]

Noun

thadër f (plural thadra, definite thadra, definite plural thadra)

  1. a small double-edged carpenter’s tool with an axe and a chisel side

Declension

Declension of thadër
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative thadër thadra thadra thadrat
accusative thadrën
dative thadre thadrës thadrave thadrave
ablative thadrash

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 391

Further reading

  • “thadër”, 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]‎[2], 1980
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