zgjyrë
Albanian
Etymology
A prefixed formation of ngjyrë (“color”), from ngjyej (“to color, to smear”). Alternatively a direct borrowing from Latin scōria.[1]
Noun
zgjyrë f (indefinite plural zgjyra, definite singular zgjyra, definite plural zgjyrat)
- rust; dirt
- scoria
Related terms
- ngjyrë
- ngjyej
References
- Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 33