gërdit

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • gërrdit
  • gërdhit

Etymology

Possibly a verbal formation of unattested *gërd/gërdë, derived from Proto-Slavic *gъrdъ (“ugly”). Compare Serbo-Croatian grditi ("to disfigure") and Serbo-Croatian grd ("ugly").[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡərˈdit/

Verb

gërdit (aorist gërdita, participle gërditur)

  1. (with proclitic më) to disgust, to nauseate

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • gërdi
  • gërditshëm

References
  1. Omari, Anila (2012), "gërditem", in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe, Tirana, Albania: Kristalina KH, page 140
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