brinjë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bhren, from Proto-Indo-European *bhren- (to stick out; edge). Compare Old English brant, Old Norse brattr (high, sharp), brand (sword), Irish braine (front part of the ship; guide, leader; edge, border), Swedish brå (sharp). Alternatively a formation from bri.

Noun

brinjë f (indefinite plural brinjë, definite singular brinja, definite plural brinjët)

  1. rib
  2. (geometry) side, edge

Declension

Further reading

  • brinjë” on fjalorthi.com
  • brinjë in Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe at shkenca.org
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