përbalcë

Albanian

Etymology

A derivative of përball (“to face, to defy”), from për- +‎ ballë (“forehead”). Structurally and semantically comparable with Proto-Germanic *balþaz (“to be bold”) (cf. Old Norse ballr (“hard, stubborn”)), a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰelH (“white, shining”).

Noun

përbalcë f (plural përbalca, definite përbalca, definite plural përbalcat)

  1. contest, tournament
  2. challenge
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