mjerë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Demiraj claims descent from Proto-Albanian *m(i)ier-, cognate to Ancient Greek μιερός (mierós), μιαρός (miarós, “polluted, defiled”).[1] On the other hand, Orel claims a borrowing through Vulgar Latin from Latin miser,[2] although this does not reflect the phonetics of Latin loanwords into Albanian.
Adjective
[edit]i mjerë (feminine e mjerë, masculine plural të mjeri, feminine plural të mjere)
References
[edit]- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 274
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mjerë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 270