ndrikull

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • nrikëll

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mātrīcula in the sense of early Medieval Latin mātrīna.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ndˈɾikuɫ/

Noun

ndrikull f (plural ndrikulla, definite ndrikulla, definite plural ndrikullat)

  1. midwife
  2. witness (in marriage)
  3. mother of child who gets his/her first haircut
  4. woman who takes care of bride on wedding day
  5. (derogatory) old, mouthy and gossipy woman

Declension

Declension of ndrikull
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ndrikull ndrikulla ndrikulla ndrikullat
accusative ndrikulln
dative ndrikulle ndrikulls ndrikullave ndrikullave
ablative ndrikullash

Synonyms

  • nunë

Derived terms

  • ndrikulli

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “ndrikull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 288

Further reading

  • “ndrikull”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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