kërth

Albanian

Etymology

A zero-grade, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”) with depalatalization due to Weise's law. Compare Greek καρδιά (kardiá), Welsh craidd, Armenian սիրտ (sirt), Lithuanian širdis, English heart.

Noun

kërth f (plural kërthe, definite kërthi, definite plural kërthat)

1. crosswise, askew

Derived terms

• kërthizë