shurdh

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin surdus.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃuɾð/

Adjective

shurdh (feminine shurdhe)

  1. deaf
    Synonym: i shurdhër

Noun

shurdh m (plural shurdhë)

  1. deaf person

Adverb

shurdh

  1. (figuratively) alone, abandoned, deserted
    Synonyms: shurdhër, vetëm, shkretë

Verb

shurdh (aorist shurdha, participle shurdhur)

  1. to deafen, make deaf
    Synonym: shurdhoj

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “šurδεr”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 420
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shurdhër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 446

Further reading
  • “shurdh”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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