bërsi
See also: bersi, Bersi, and bērsi
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *britśiā, closely related to Latin brisa (“husks of grapes”). The further origin is uncertain; perhaps also cognate to Ancient Greek βρύτεα (brútea). According to Pokorny (1:144), Latin brisa (“husks of wine”) is an Illyrian loanword.[1] Conversely, Orel considers it a borrowing from Thracian *brūtea.[2]
Noun
bërsi f (indefinite plural bërsi, definite singular bërsia, definite plural bërsitë)
- pomace
- lees, dregs
- residual mash
Related terms
- mbruaj
- brumë
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 98
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “bërsi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 23