rreth
Appearance
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *ratsa, from *rat(i)tsa, from pre-Albanian *róth₂iḱom, diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *Hrot-h₂-ó- (“wheel”), from *Hret- (“to roll”) (compare Lithuanian rãtas, German Rad).[1] Plural formation of rrath.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]rreth m (plural rrathë, definite rrethi, definite plural rrathët)
- circle
- (politics, historical) district (former subdivision of Albania)
- hoop, ring
- wheel rim
Declension
[edit]Declension of rreth
Coordinate terms
[edit]Preposition
[edit]rreth (+ ablative)
- around, surrounding
- about
- Po flasin rreth meje.
- They're talking about me.
Synonyms
[edit]- torrë (Arvantic)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rreth”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 381
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- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- sq:Politics
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- Albanian ablative prepositions
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- sq:Administrative divisions
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