bardhë
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Albanian *bardza, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine, whiten”),[1] whence also Lithuanian brėkšti (“to dawn”), Proto-Slavic *brězgъ (“dawn, daybreak”), Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”), Persian برازیدن (barâzidan, “to beautify”), Sanskrit भ्राजते (bhrājate, “he shines”). Possibly closely related to Illyrian Βάρδυλις (Bárdulis) and Messapic barzidihi, see the entries for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
i bardhë
- white
- Coordinate term: zi (“black”)
- kalë i bardhë ― white horse
- verë e bardhë ― white wine
- plepi i bardhë ― white poplar
- blank, unwritten
- çek i bardhë ― blank cheque
- lucky, fortunate
- ditë të bardha ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- pure, clean, immaculate
Declension[edit]
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Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Bulgarian: барз (barz), ба́рзав (bárzav), бардз (bardz), ба́рдзав (bárdzav), бардзи́в (bardzív, “neither white nor colourful, greyish and partially white”)
- → Serbo-Croatian: bȁrz (“a goat with white stripes”), adjectives bàrzan, bȁrzav, bȁrzast (“neither white nor colourful, greyish and partially white”)
- → Turkish: barza
Noun[edit]
bardhë f (plural bardha, definite bardha, definite plural bardhat)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bardhë
Noun[edit]
bardhë f (plural bardha, definite bardha, definite plural bardhat)
- white (colour)
- white (of the eye). sclera
- In full: e bardha e syrit
- egg white, albumen
- In full: e bardha e vezës
- good deed
- (in the plural) Characters from folklore resembling girls living in forests, often mischievous when angry.
See more[edit]
bardhë | gri, hirtë | zi |
kuqe; skuqem | portokalle; bojë kafe | verdhë; krem; lylc |
gjelbër; blertë | ||
cijan, kaltër | kaltër | blu |
vjollcë; llullaq | magentë; purpurtë | rozë; trëndafil |
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bardhë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 17
Further reading[edit]
- “bardhë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Categories:
- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian 2-syllable words
- Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian adjectives
- sq:Colors
- Albanian terms with collocations
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian feminine nouns
- sq:Characters from folklore