ngordh

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kordh

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kār(i)da, from Proto-Indo-European *kēr dʰeh₁- (to take root, to stiffen),[1] prefixed with n-. Original meaning 'to starve, die of hunger'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋɡɔɾð/ (Tosk)
  • IPA(key): /ŋɡɔɾð/ (Gheg)

Verb

ngordh (aorist ngordha, participle ngordhur)

  1. to die (for animals and insects only, excluding bees), to stiffen, strangle, kill
  2. to crave for

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “ngordh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 296