arëz

See also: Arêz

Albanian

Alternative forms

• anzë (Gheg)

Etymology

Enlarged with suffix -ëz, from Proto-Albanian *aunā, from Proto-Indo-European *Heu- (“to weave”) (compare Dutch gewaad (“clothing”), Lithuanian austi (“to weave”)). For sense development, compare Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”) (cf. English wasp), from *webʰ- (“to weave”) (cf. English web).

Noun

arëz f (plural arëza, definite arëza, definite plural arëzat)

1. wasp
2. hornet

Synonyms

• grerëz
• greth
• grerë