mardhë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *mardzā, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵ-o-. Compare Proto-Slavic *morzъ and its descendants.[1]

Noun

mardhë f (definite mardha)

  1. frost
  2. ice
  3. chill

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mardhë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 245

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