suferinë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from sufroj (“to whisper in somebody's ear”), borrowed from Italian soffiare (“to blow”) or zufolare (“to whistle”). Çabej describes a onomatopoeic origin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sufeˈɾinə/
  • Rhymes: -inə
  • Hyphenation: su‧fe‧rí‧në

Noun

suferinë f (definite suferina) (uncountable)

  1. storm, tempest, gale
    Synonyms: stuhi, furtunë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “sufërinë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 404

Further reading

  • “suferinë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “suferinë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “sufarinë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 463
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