rrodhe

Albanian

Etymology

Plurale tantum; plural of *rodhë, from Proto-Albanian *wrādzā, from Proto-Indo-European *wreh₂ǵʰ- (“thorn”) (compare Ancient Greek ῥᾱχός (rhākhós, “thornbush; wattled fence”), Lithuanian rǎžas (“dry stalk, stubble; prong”), Middle Irish fraig (“needle”)).

Noun

rrodhe f (definite rrodhja)

1. burr
2. burdock (Arctium)
3. spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum)
4. (figurative) pest, annoying person

Hyponyms

• rrodhe e madhe (“greater burdock”) (Arctium lappa)

Derived terms

• rrodhës, rrodhëz, rrodhishte