Albanian

Verb

djerr ‎(first-person singular past tense dorra, participle djerrë)

1. to destroy

Derived terms

• këndirr

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *dersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ĝhersos, compare Ancient Greek χέρσος ‎(khérsos, “dry land”)^[2]. Alternatively from earlier *ndjerr, Proto-Albanian *ən-tersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- 'to dry (up)'. Compare Latin torreo ‎(“to dry”), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌿𐍃 ‎(þaursus), Old High German durri arid, dry.

Noun

djerr m (indefinite plural djerra, definite singular djerri, definite plural djerrat)

1. fallow land

Adjective

djerr m ‎(feminine djerre)

1. barren, arid, fallow

Related terms

• djersë
• ter
• shter
• shterë
• shterp

References

1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “djerr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 69
2. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “djerr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 69