brinjë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bhren, from Proto-Indo-European *bhren- (“to stick out; edge”). Compare Old English brant, Old Norse brattr (“high, sharp”), brand (“sword”), Irish braine (“front part of the ship; guide, leader; edge, border”), Swedish brå (“sharp”). Alternatively a formation from bri.

Noun

brinjë f (plural brinjë, definite brinja, definite plural brinjët)

  1. rib
  2. (geometry) side, edge

Declension
Declension of brinjë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative brinjë brinjë brinja brinjët
accusative brinjën
dative brinje brinjëve brinjës brinjëvet
ablative brinjësh

Further reading
  • “brinjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “brinjë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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