drudhe
Albanian
Alternative forms
- drudhëz
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *drudza, related to Lithuanian drùzgas (“splinter, fragment”), drùžti (“to become weak”).[1] Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew (“to crumble, grind”), same root as dromcë.[2]
Noun
drudhe f (indefinite plural drudhe, definite singular drudha, definite plural drudhet)
- crumb
- (obsolete) atom
Related terms
- drudh
- dromcë
- thërrime
- grimcë
References
- Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
- Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.329-331