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Albanian
Etymology
Demiraj claims descent from Proto-Albanian *m(i)ier-, cognate to Ancient Greek μιερός (mierós), μιαρός (miarós, “polluted, defiled”).[1] On the other hand, Orel claims a borrowing through Vulgar Latin from Latin miser,[2] although this does not reflect the phonetics of Latin loanwords into Albanian.
Adjective
i mjerë (feminine e mjerë, masculine plural të mjeri, feminine plural të mjere)
- miserable, woeful, unhappy
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 274
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mjerë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 270