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Albanian
Etymology
From për- (“for”) + dhunë (“force, violence”); dhunë from Proto-Albanian *(e)δunā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁(e)dun-eh₂ (“pain, smart”)[1] or alternatively from Proto-Albanian *edunti or *adunti.[2]
See dhunë (“force, violence”) and përdhe (“down(ward), underfoot”) for more.
Noun
përdhúnë f (plural përdhúna, definite përdhúna, definite plural përdhúnat)
- (physical) abuse; violent/savage action; desecration
- rape
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- noun përdhúnë • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 163
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 155