trondit

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • trandit (Pukë)
  • tërndit (Kristoforidhi)
  • tronnit (Bashkimi)

Etymology

An early borrowing from a South Slavic language (owing to the preservation of the nasal), ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *trǫtiti. Compare Serbo-Croatian truditi.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾɔˈndit/

Verb

trondit (aorist trondita, participle tronditur)

  1. to shake vigorously
  2. (figurative) to shock
  3. (figurative) to destroy

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • tronditje

References

  1. ^ Omari, Anila (2012), "trondit", in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe, Tirana, Albania: Kristalina KH, page 295
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “trondit”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1492
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “trondit”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 466