drizë
Albanian
Etymology
A derivative of dredh, with -izë suffix (cf. ndrizë). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *dri-(dźiā), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“to hold, to be firm”). Collective with the suffix -zë. Cognate to Sanskrit दृंहति (dṛ́ṃhati, “he makes firm”), Slavic *dьržati (“to hold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɾiːz/
Noun
drizë f (indefinite plural driza, definite singular driza, definite plural drizat)
- thornbush
Related terms
- dredh
- drithë