murrlan

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Orel, the form murrë ~ murrâ is borrowed with an assimilation of the initial b- from Latin boreanus (“Borean”), an adjectival formation of Latin boreās (“north wind”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /murˈlan/
Rhymes: -an
Hyphenation: murr‧lán

Noun

murrlan m (definite murrlani) (uncountable)

strong north wind, cold wind, gale
Synonym: veri

Declension

Declension of **murrlan**
	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	murrlan	murrlani
accusative	murrlan	murrlanin
dat./abl.	murrlani	murrlanit

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “murrë ~ murrâ”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 279

FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
“murrlan”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Mann, S. E. (1948) “murlâ”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 300

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “murrë ~ murrâ”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 279

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