zëmër

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Albanian

Etymology 1

Either from zemër with the meaning of 'centre of the day', or from the same root of Greek ημέρα (iméra, day), although the initial anlaut z- remains unexplained. A borrowing from Greek διήμερον (diímeron, period of twenty-four hours) is not excluded.[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

zëmër f (plural zëmëra, definite zëmëra, definite plural zëmërat)

  1. late afternoon meal, tea-time
Declension

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Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

zëmër f (plural zëmra, definite zëmra, definite plural zëmrat)

  1. Tosk form of zemër (heart)
Declension

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zëmër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 522