djerr

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Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *dera or *derna, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-néH-ti, from *der- (to tear, split). Compare Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, to skin), Sanskrit दृणाति (dṛṇāti, to burst, to tear) and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (gatairan, to tear).[1] Alternatively, variant of bjerr.[2]

Verb

djerr (aorist dorra, participle djerrë)

  1. to destroy
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *dersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ĝhersos, from *ǵʰers-. Compare Ancient Greek χέρσος (khérsos, dry land).[3] Alternatively from earlier *ndjerr, Proto-Albanian *ən-tersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (to dry (up)). Compare Latin torreo (to dry), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌿𐍃 (þaursus), Old High German durri (arid, dry).

Noun

djerr m (plural djerre, definite djerri, definite plural djerret)

  1. fallow land, rough pasture
  2. cloth or other work with simple decoration

Declension

Adjective

djerr (feminine djerre)

  1. barren, arid, fallow
  2. simple cloth work
  3. (figurative) overlooked, understudied
    Synonyms: i palëvruar, i pastudiuar

Adverb

djerr

  1. uncultivated, fallow

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djerr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
  2. ^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2011–2024) “*der-”, in Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV²
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djerr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69

Further reading

  • “djerr”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • djerr”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “djerr”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 78