rrufe

Albanian

Etymology

Likely closely related to Thracian ῥομφαία (rhomphaía, “spear, javelin; sword”) and Bulgarian рофия (rofija, “lightning”).[1][2][3]

Noun

rrufé f (plural rrufé, definite rruféja, definite plural rrufétë)

  1. lightning, lightning bolt
    Synonym: vetëtim
  2. (figurative) great threat, curse
    Synonyms: kërcënim, mallkim

Adjective

rrufe

  1. very fast, lightning-fast
    Synonym: i rrufeshëm

Adverb

rrufe

  1. very quickly, lightning-fast
    Synonym: vetëtimthi

References
  1. 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
  2. Katičić, Radoslav (1976) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 152
  3. Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рофия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 330

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