hardhje

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Albanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From *hardhë,[1] from Proto-Albanian *skardā (digger), from Proto-Indo-European *skord- (compare Ancient Greek σκορδύλος (skordúlos, newt), Lithuanian skardùs (deep), Latvian skārdît (to divide)), from *sker- (to cut). More at harr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [haɾˈðje] (Standard)

Noun[edit]

hardhje f (plural hardhje, definite hardhja, definite plural hardhjet)

  1. lizard

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hardhël f. Pl. hardhla 'lizard'. Other variants are hardhje, hardhicë, hardhucë, hardhushkë.”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 143