ngridhem
Albanian
Alternative forms
- ngrydh
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *(-)greδ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gwr-edh- (“to cry, shout”). An Albanian intensive formation with the prefix n-. The raising of e > i is determined by the Albanian paradigm.[1]
Verb
ngridhem (first-person singular past tense (u) ngridh, participle ngridhur)
- (I get) angry, exited, (be in) heat
Related terms
- gërthas
- grind
References
- Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 180