thërrmoj

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From thërrime, thërrmijë (crumb) +‎ -oj. Compare Romanian fărâma, Aromanian sãrmu.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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thërrmoj (aorist thërrmova, participle thërrmuar) (transitive)

  1. to shatter, crumble
    Synonyms: grimcoj, dërrmoj
  2. to crush, destroy, overwhelm
    Synonyms: dërrmoj, vras, copëtoj
  3. (figurative) to crush, tear apart (a concept, etc.)
    Synonym: dërrmoj

Derived terms

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References

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  • “thërrm/ój”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2064b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “thërm-oj [] thërrm-oj”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 534b
  • Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904) “θε̯ρμόϳ”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikòn tês Albanikês glṓssēs] (in Greek), Athens, page 128
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “ξξermue”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 164a
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “θεr̄móń”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 90
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “thërrime”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 477