rrath

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *raθ, diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *Hrot-h₂-ó- (wheel), from *Hreth₂- (to run). The origin of -th is unclear[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [raθ]

Noun

rrath m (plural rrathë, definite rrathi, definite plural rrathët)

  1. wheel
  2. circle

Declension

Declension of rrath
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rrath rrathi rrathë rrathët
accusative rrathin
dative rrathi rrathit rrathëve rrathëve
ablative rrathësh

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 866
  3. ^ (AE 136)

Old Irish

Noun

rrath n

  1. alternative spelling of rath when unlenited