lerth

lerth

Albanian

Alternative forms

• lerdh

Etymology

Ablaut variant of larth ‘holly; ivy’, a diminutive in -th of lar ‘laurel’.[1]

Noun

lerth m (definite singular herthi)

1. ivy (Hedera helix)
2. field garlic (Allium oleraceum)

Synonyms

1. urth, dredhkë
2. hudhër e egër

References

1. Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 219.