herdhe

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈ(h)ɛɾðɛ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *ardzai, from pre-Albanian *h₁órǵʰiya, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órǵʰis (compare Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis), Old Armenian որձիք (orjikʻ)).

Noun

herdhe f pl (nominative/accusative definite herdhet, dative herdheve)

  1. (anatomy) testicles
Declension
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Declension of herdhe
singular
indefinite definite
nominative herdhe herdhet
accusative herdhet
dative/ablative herdheve herdheve
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Singularized plural of *hardh, from Proto-Albanian *skarda, from pre-Albanian *skordʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerdʰ- (“herd”) (compare Slovene črẹ́da, English herd, Ancient Greek κόρθυς (kórthus, “heap”)).

Noun

herdhe f (plural herdhe)

  1. nest
Alternative forms
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Further reading

  • “herdhe”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “herdhe”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 145
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