vidër

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvidəɾ/
  • Rhymes: -idəɾ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *vydra. Doublet of lundër.

Noun

vidër f (plural vidra)

  1. otter (Lutra lutra)
    Synonyms: lundërz, lundër
Alternative forms
  • vidërz, vidhrë — dialectal

References

  • “víd/ër,~ra”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 2162a
  • Ylli, Xhelal (1997) Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎[2], volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 279f.
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vidër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 507

Etymology 2

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Noun

vidër f (plural vidra)

  1. stripe or blotch of a different colour on an animal's fur or a bird's feathers
    Synonym: larë
Derived terms
  • vidra-vidra
  • vidrush

References

  • “víd/ër,~ra”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[3], 1980, page 2162a
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