dhemat

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek δεμάτι (demáti, “sheaf”).[1] Doublet of demet.

Noun

dhemat m (plural dhematë)

  1. (Arbëresh) sheaf, bale
    Synonyms: dorëz, demet
    • 1873, Girolamo de Rada, Canti di Milosao, canto 1, page 14, lines 26–27:
      calὺζoret mby δemát / mbain caγγéλe.
      [kallëzoret mbë dhemat / mbajn kangjele.]
      The gleaners sang near the sheaves.

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “δemát”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 84
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