dërgoj

Albanian

Etymology

Unclear. Explained as a borrowing from a Vulgar Latin verb derived from Latin dīrigō (I lay straight, direct, distribute) through an earlier Proto-Albanian *dər(ə)goɲ;[1] an alternative source could be dialectal djerg (I bring down, drop, send). Orel suggests a borrowing from Latin dēlēgō (I send) with an irregular change of the liquid consonant.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəɾˈɡɔj/

Verb

dërgoj (first-person singular past tense dërgova, participle dërguar)

  1. I send, dispatch
  2. I mail
  3. I convey, carry, transport

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • dërgim, dërgesë, dërgatë, dërgues
  • dërgimtar

References

  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), dërgoj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 380
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
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