zverk
Albanian
Etymology
- From Proto-Albanian *dis-warka, derivative of *wera (modern vjerr, var) + diminutive -ka.[1][2]
- Alternativly borrowed from Gothic *swairhs.[3]
Noun
zverk m (indefinite plural zverqe, definite singular zverku, definite plural zverqet)
- nape, occiput
Synonyms
- (Gheg): shî
Related terms
- vjerr, var
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “zverk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 526-7
- Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 173
- Huld, M.E., 1994. “Albanian zverk - Gothic *swairhs”, Historische Sprachforschung, 107(1): 165-71