thadër

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ϑat(Vr)-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃-(i-) (to sharpen, whet). Cognate with Latin catus (acutus, acute) and Sanskrit शित (śitá-).[1]

Noun

thadër f (plural thadra, definite thadra, definite plural thadra)

  1. a small double-edged carpenter’s tool with an axe and a chisel side

Declension

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 391
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