dhëmb

Alternative forms

• dhamb (Gheg)
• dhâmb (Gheg)^[1]
• dham (Gheg)^[2]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ðámba-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *j́amba-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth, peg”) (compare English comb, Greek γομφίος (gomfíos, “molar”), Serbo-Croatian zȗb (“tooth”)).^[3][4]

Noun

dhëmb m (plural dhëmbë, definite dhëmbi, definite plural dhëmbët)

1. tooth

References