tërmet

See also: termet

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin terrae mōtus, an archaic borrowing considering Latin ō > Albanian e change. Compare Italian terremoto.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [təɾˈmɛt]

Noun

tërmet m (indefinite plural tërmete, definite singular tërmeti, definite plural tërmett)

  1. earthquake

Synonyms
  • dhelëkundje
  • shkundullimë

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “tërmet”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1467
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