ajër

See also: ajer

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āēr (“air”), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Topalli posits Italian aria (“air”) as another possible source, considering that the Latin term is already (potentially) borrowed into Albanian as erë (“wind, air, smell”); alternatively, it is a doublet.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈajər/

Noun

ajër m (plural ajra, definite ajri, definite plural ajrat)

  1. air
    • 1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari:
      Fluturonjënë për qiell, për ajërit.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (figurative) environment

Declension
Declension of ajër
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative ajër ajra ajri ajrat
accusative ajrin
dative ajri ajrave ajrit ajravet
ablative ajrash

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ajri, ajroj, ajrohet, ajërt

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “ajër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 83

Further reading
  • “ajër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “ajër”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎
  • “ajër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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