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drenjë

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See also: drënjë and Drenje

Albanian

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Etymology

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Originally ‘doe’, from Proto-Albanian *dranjā, feminine of *drani (“deer, stag”), whence modern dre.[1]

Noun

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drenjë f (plural drenja, definite drenja, definite plural drenjat)

  1. quail (Coturnix coturnix)
  2. woodlark (Lullula arborea)
  3. doe, female deer

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Adjective

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drenjë (feminine drenjëe)

  1. (Cham, Arbëresh) strong, healthy, sound

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “drenjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 74
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