herdhe

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)ɛɾðɛ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *ardzai, from pre-Albanian *h₁órǵʰiya, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órǵʰis (compare Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis), Old Armenian որձիք (orjikʻ)).

Noun

herdhe f pl (nominative/accusative definite herdhet, dative herdheve)

1. (anatomy) testicles

Declension

Declension of herdhe

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	herdhe	herdhet
accusative		herdhet
dat./abl.	herdheve	herdheve

Synonyms

• (testicles): koqe

Etymology 2

Singularized plural of *hardh, from Proto-Albanian *skarda, from pre-Albanian *sḱordʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerdʰeh₂ (“herd”) (compare Slovene črẹ́da, English herd, Ancient Greek κόρθυς (kórthus, “heap”)).

Noun

herdhe f (plural herdhe)

1. nest

Alternative forms

• çerdhe

Synonyms

• fole

Further reading

• “herdhe”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006