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rrodhe

rrodhe

Albanian

Noun

rrodhe f (definite singular rrodhja)

  1. burr
  2. burdock (Arctium)
  3. spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum <= Xanthium italicum)
  4. (figuratively) pest, annoying person

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Etymology

Plurale tantum; plural of *rodhë, from Proto-Albanian *wrādzā, from Proto-Indo-European *u̯reh₂ǵʰ- ‎(“thorn”) (compare Ancient Greek ῥᾱχός ‎(rhākhós, “thornbush; wattled fence”), Lithuanian rǎžas ‎(“dry stalk, stubble; prong”), Middle Irish fraig ‎(“needle”)).

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