petrit

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek πετρίτης (petrítis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /petˈɾit/
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Hyphenation: pet‧rít

Noun

petrit m (plural petritë, definite petriti, definite plural petritët) (zoology)

  1. hawk, goshawk, falcon
    Synonyms: fajkua, skifter, gjeraqinë, gjerak
  2. eagle
    Synonyms: shqiponjë, shqipe
  3. kestrel, common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
    Synonyms: sokol, shahin, kaçubet, skifter, fajkua
  4. buzzard
    Synonyms: hutë, orli
  5. (figurative, also adjective) valiant, brave, valorous

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Further reading

  • “petrit”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • petrit”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “petrít”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 362
  • Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN

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