rrufe
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely closely related to Thracian ῥομφαία (rhomphaía, “spear, javelin; sword”) and Bulgarian рофия (rofija, “lightning”).[1][2][3]
Noun
[edit]rrufé f (plural rrufé, definite rruféja, definite plural rrufétë)
- lightning, lightning bolt
- Synonym: vetëtim
- (figurative) great threat, curse
Adjective
[edit]rrufe
- very fast, lightning-fast
- Synonym: i rrufeshëm
Adverb
[edit]rrufe
- very quickly, lightning-fast
- Synonym: vetëtimthi
References
[edit]- ^ Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) “rhomphaia”, in Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians] (Bulgarische Sammlung; 5) (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, page 13
- ^ Katičić, Radoslav (1976) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 152
- ^ Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рофия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 330
Further reading
[edit]- “rrufe”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980