drenjë

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See also: drënjë and Drenje

Albanian

Etymology

Originally ‘doe’, from Proto-Albanian *dranjā, feminine of *drani (deer, stag), whence modern dre.[1]

Noun

drenjë f (plural drenja, definite drenja, definite plural drenjat)

  1. quail (Coturnix coturnix)
  2. woodlark (Lullula arborea)
  3. doe, female deer

Synonyms

Adjective

drenjë (feminine drenjëe)

  1. (Cham, Arbëresh) strong, healthy, sound

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “drenjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 74