ngjyrë

Albanian

Etymology

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

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

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

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