britm

Albanian

Etymology

Analogical transformation of brymës (“November”) under the influence of brej (“to gnaw”).[1][2]

Noun

britm m (definite britmi)

  1. (archaic) autumn; autumn month
    Synonym: vjeshtë
    britm i parë ― September
    britm i dytë ― October
    britm i tretë ― November

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 111
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “britmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 37–38

Further reading
  • “britm”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “britm”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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