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tëmth

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *tam-(ϑ-), probably from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (to grow). Cognate to Latin tama (kind of bumb, swelling). A formation with -th enlargement.[1]

Noun

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tëmth m (plural tëmthe, definite tëmthi, definite plural tëmthet)

  1. bile, gall (-bladder)

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi