bardhë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bardza, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine, whiten”), whence also Lithuanian brėkšti (“to dawn”), Proto-Slavic *brězgъ (“dawn, daybreak”), Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”), Persian برازیدن (barâzidan, “to beautify”), Sanskrit भ्राजते (bhrājate, “he shines”). Possibly closely related to Illyrian Βάρδυλις (Bárdulis) and Messapic barzidihi, see the entries for more.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾðə/
• (Gheg) IPA^(key): ,

Adjective

i bardhë

1. white

   Coordinate term: zi (“black”)

   kalë i bardhë ― white horse

   verë e bardhë ― white wine

   plepi i bardhë ― white poplar

2. blank, unwritten

   çek i bardhë ― blank cheque

3. lucky, fortunate

   ditë të bardha ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. pure, clean, immaculate

Declension

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Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: барз (barz), ба́рзав (bárzav), бардз (bardz), ба́рдзав (bárdzav), бардзи́в (bardzív, “neither white nor colourful, greyish and partially white”)
• → Serbo-Croatian: bȁrz (“a goat with white stripes”), adjectives bàrzan, bȁrzav, bȁrzast (“neither white nor colourful, greyish and partially white”)
• → Turkish: barza

Noun

bardhë f (plural bardha, definite bardha, definite plural bardhat)

1. white animal
2. fair-skinned girl

Declension

Noun

bardhë f (plural bardha, definite bardha, definite plural bardhat)

1. white (colour)
2. white (of the eye). sclera

   In full: e bardha e syrit

3. egg white, albumen

   In full: e bardha e vezës

4. good deed
5. (in the plural) Characters from folklore resembling girls living in forests, often mischievous when angry.

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References

Further reading

• “bardhë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006