gërthas
Albanian
Alternative forms
- kërcas
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *griδ-(ati-), from Proto-Indo-European *gwr-edh- 'to cry, shout'. Enlarged formation with the Alb. suffix -as/t. Cognate to Lithuanian ger̃das (“clamor”), gar̃sas (“clangor”), Old Prussian gerdaut (“say”).
Verb
gërthas (first-person singular past tense gërthita, participle gërthitur)
- to shout, to yell
Related terms
- ngridhem