parzëm
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Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Metathesised form of parmëz (“fowl breastbone”), derivative of parmë (“front; collarbone, breast”) + -ëz.[1][2] Traditionally connected with Proto-Slavic *pь̀rsь (“breast”),[3][4] though this raises many formal problems.
Noun
[edit]parzëm f (plural parzma, definite parzma)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 12–13
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “parzëm”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 311–312
- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “parmzɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 322
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*pérk̂us”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 81
Further reading
[edit]- “parzëm”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
- “parzëm”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe[1] (in Albanian), 1980
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “parzëm”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 353