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Albanian
Etymology
Likely closely related to Thracian ῥομφαία (rhomphaía, “spear, javelin; sword”) and Bulgarian рофия (rofija, “lightning”).
Noun
rrufé f (plural rrufé, definite rruféja, definite plural rrufétë)
- lightning, lightning bolt
- Synonym: vetëtim
- (figurative) great threat, curse
- Synonyms: kërcënim, mallkim
Adjective
rrufe
- very fast, lightning-fast
- Synonym: i rrufeshëm
Adverb
rrufe
- very quickly, lightning-fast
- Synonym: vetëtimthi
References
- ^ Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) “rhomphaia”, in Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians] (Bulgarische Sammlung; 5) (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, page 13
- ^ Katičić, Radoslav (1976) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 152
- ^ Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рофия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 330
Further reading
- “rrufe”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980