thirr

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *tsirwa, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“dark color”), identical with Lithuanian šiřvas (“grey”).[1]

Noun

thirr m (plural thirra, definite thirri, definite plural thirrat)

  1. soot
Synonyms

Etymology 2
  • Gheg variant for Tosk participle thirrë (“I call, name”), lacking ending -ë.
  • thirr (“he/she/it calls; names”) (active voice).
  • See thërras (“I call; name”) for more.

Participle

thirr

  1. called
  2. named

Verb

thirr

  1. third-person singular present indicative of thirr

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “thirr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 478
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