thirr

Albanian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. soot
Synonyms

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.478
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