çudi

See also: cudi

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • çudë

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *čudo (“miracle, wonder”). Compare Serbo-Croatian čudo (“miracle, wonder”) and Bulgarian чудо (čudo, “miracle”); compare also Romanian ciudă (“fury, grudge, envy”), Hungarian csoda (“miracle, wonder”). Initially rendered as çudë, while çudi is a back formation from the verb çudit (“to surprise”), itself derived from Proto-Slavic *čuditi (“to be surprised”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈdi/

Noun

çudi f (indefinite plural çudi, definite singular çudia, definite plural çuditë)

  1. surprise
  2. wonder
  3. marvel
  4. miracle

Derived terms

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “çudi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 348
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 53
  3. Omari, Anila (2012), “çudi”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 123
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