adhuroj

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • avroj (Gheg)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adōrāre (revere, admire, adore) or Italian adorare (adore).[1] According to Orel, it is a learned borrowing from Latin.[2] Attested in Buzuku's Missal as adoronj (influenced by the Italian cognate), while other old authors use the popular term adhëronj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aðuˈɾɔj]

Verb

adhuroj (first-person singular past tense adhurova, participle adhuruar)

  1. I adore
  2. I worship

Conjugation

  • Conjugation I, Class I, Subclass 1a / type: -oj; -ohem

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References

  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), adhuroj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 74
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 1
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