Albanian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Albanian *dera or *derna, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-néH-ti, from *der- (to tear, split). Compare Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, to skin), Sanskrit दृणाति (dṛṇāti, to burst, to tear) and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (gatairan, to tear).[1]

Verb

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djerr (aorist dorra, participle djerrë)

  1. to destroy
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Albanian *dersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ĝhersos, from *ǵʰers-. Compare Ancient Greek χέρσος (khérsos, dry land).[2] Alternatively from earlier *ndjerr, Proto-Albanian *ən-tersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (to dry (up)). Compare Latin torreo (to dry), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌿𐍃 (þaursus), Old High German durri (arid, dry).

Noun

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djerr m (plural djerre, definite djerri, definite plural djerret)

  1. fallow land, rough pasture
  2. cloth or other work with simple decoration

Adjective

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djerr (feminine djerre)

  1. barren, arid, fallow
  2. simple cloth work
  3. (figurative) overlooked, understudied
    Synonyms: i palëvruar, i pastudiuar

Adverb

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djerr

  1. uncultivated, fallow
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djerr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “djerr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 69

Further reading

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  • “djerr”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • djerr”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “djerr”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 78