iriq
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Eastern Romance, whence Romanian arici, from Latin ēricius.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
iríq m (plural iríqë, definite iríqi, definite plural iríqët)
- hedgehog
- Synonym: ésh
- iriq deti ― sea urchin (literally, “sea hedgehog”)
- (medicine) tumor
- Synonym: irízë
- iriq i zi ― cancer (literally, “black tumour”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | iriq | iriqi | iriqë | iriqët |
| accusative | iriqin | |||
| dative | iriqi | iriqit | iriqëve | iriqëve |
| ablative | iriqësh | |||
Declension of iriq
Derived terms
- iríqëz
- irízë
References
- Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 28
Further reading
- “iriq”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- “iriq”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
- Newmark, L. (1999) “iriq”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
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