bërryl

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā, compound of *bōrei (“bow”) and *ulnā (“forearm”). More at ber and llërë. For sense development, compare English elbow, compound of ell (“ell”), originally ‘forearm’, and bow. See also ylber (“rainbow”), a mirror formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.ryl/

Noun

bërryl m (plural bërryla, definite bërryli, definite plural bërrylat)

1. (anatomy) elbow
2. (figurative) sharp turn, bend

Declension

Declension of bërryl

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bërryl	bërryli	bërryla	bërrylat
accusative		bërrylin
dative	bërryli	bërrylit	bërrylave	bërrylave
ablative			bërrylash

Derived terms

• bërrylak
• bërrylas
• Burrel