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Albanian
Etymology
Multiple reconstructions:
1) Demiraj derives it from Proto-Albanian *ĝāmtḗr-[1]
2) Orel from Proto-Albanian *dzanra[2]
3) Matzinger from Proto-Albanian *ðándura-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *j́ándura[3]
All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Cognate to Latin gener, Ancient Greek γαμβρός (gambrós), Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ).
Pronunciation
Noun
dhëndër m (plural dhëndurë, definite dhëndri, definite plural dhëndurët)
- son-in-law
1990, Studime historike, volume 44, page 137:Për Skilicën Vladimiri është dhëndër i Samuelit.- For Skilica Vladimir is Samuel's son-in-law.
- bridegroom
1988, Fadil Sulejmani, Lindja, martesa dhe mortja në malësitë e Tetovës, page 237:Djali që bëhet dhëndër vishet me këtë rast me teshat më të reja, që për herë të parë ushtohen, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 159-160
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhëndër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 52
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 230