ngjyrë

See also: ngjyre

Albanian

Etymology

Deverbative based on ngjyer, past participle of ngjyej (“to color, dye”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɟyɾə/, [ˈɲɟ͡ʝʏːɽɜ], [ˈɲɟ͡ʝʏːɹ]

Noun

ngjyrë f (plural ngjyra, definite ngjyra, definite plural ngjyrat)

  1. color
  2. coloring liquid, e.g. dye, paint, ink
  3. complexion

Declension

Declension of ngjyrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ngjyrë ngjyra ngjyra ngjyrat
accusative ngjyrën
dative ngjyre ngjyrës ngjyrave ngjyrave
ablative ngjyrash

Derived terms

derivatives
  • ngjyra-ngjyra
  • ngjyranë
  • ngjyrartë
  • ngjyresë
  • ngjyroj
  • ngjyros
  • ngjyrshëm

See also

Colors in Albanian · ngjyra (layout · text)
     bardhë      gri, hirtë      zi
             kuqe; skuqem              portokalle; bojë kafe              verdhë; krem; lylc
                          gjelbër; blertë             
             cijan, kaltër              kaltër              blu
             vjollcë; llullaq              magentë; purpurtë              rozë; trëndafil

References

  1. ^ Guillaume Bonnet, Les mots latins de l’albanais (Paris: L’Harmattan, 1998), 191, 300.

Further reading

  • “ngjyrë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999), “ngjyrë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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