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Albanian
Etymology 1
From Latin porrīna, a derivative of Latin porrum (“chives, leek”).[1]
Noun
prijë f (plural prija, definite prija, definite plural prijat)
- (set phrase) onion bed
- (agriculture) ridge
- Synonym: lehe
Etymology 2
Derivative of prij + -e, probably a calque from South Slavic *vada.[2]
Noun
prijë f (plural prija, definite prija, definite plural prijat)
- drain
- Synonyms: presë, hulli, kanal
- column of trees at the end of a field, orchard
Etymology 3
From prij (“to lead”) + -ë.
Noun
prijë f
- (colloquial) command, guidance, leadership
- Synonym: udhëheqje
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prijë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prije”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
Further reading
- “prijë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe (in Albanian), 1980
- “prijë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “prîj, priej […] ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 402