hardhje

Albanian

Alternative forms

• hardhicë, hardhiçkë, hardhël, hardhël(ë), hardhëjë (Tosk), hardhucë, hardhushkë

Etymology

From *hardhë, from Proto-Albanian *skardā (“digger”), from Proto-Indo-European *skord- (compare Ancient Greek σκορδύλος (skordúlos, “newt”), Lithuanian skardùs (“deep”), Latvian skārdît (“to divide”)), from *sker- (“to cut”). More at harr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haɾˈðje] (Standard)

Noun

hardhje f (plural hardhje, definite hardhja, definite plural hardhjet)

1. lizard

Declension

Declension of hardhje

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hardhje	hardhja	hardhje	hardhjet
accusative		hardhjen
dative	hardhjeje	hardhjes	hardhjeve	hardhjeve
ablative			hardhjesh

Synonyms

• zhapi
• hardhucë (diminutive)