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prangë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Germanic.[1]

Noun

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prangë f (plural pranga)

  1. (archaic) bolt, latch (e.g. for closing doors)
    Synonym: shul
  2. (in the plural) See pranga (fetters).

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prangë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 341

Further reading

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  • Rossi, F. (1875) “pràngh”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 1025b
  • Miklosich, Franz (1871) “spranga it.”, in Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, page 63
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “prangɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 350f.
  • Dashi, B. (2013) “spranga”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 407