berq
Albanian
Alternative forms
- birq
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“height”). Cognate to Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos, “tower”), German Berg (“mountain”). The final velar might have arisen from an earlier singularized plural *birgje (cf. breg ~ brigje), which was later devoiced, although this is speculation.
Noun
berq m (indefinite plural berqe, definite singular berqi, definite plural berqet)
- heap, heap of sand, sand-dune
Related terms
- birth
- qipi
- kallumë