trashë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *trauša. Close to Lithuanian trąšùs (fat, fertile (soil)) (cf. Albanian trashi (fertile soil)). May reflect ultimate origin in Proto-Indo-European *treu- (to destroy), but this is not certain.[1]

Adjective

tráshë (feminine e tráshë, masculine plural të trásha, feminine plural të trásha)[2]

  1. thick, fat, massive (thicker, wider than usual)
    Synonyms: majmë, pjellor, plotë
    trup i trashëmassive body
    këmbë të trasha, buzë të trashathick legs, thick lips
    A ke parë sa i trashë është ai?Have you seen how fat he is?
  2. voluminous, thick, large, big (consisting of many layers)
    libër i trashë; libra të trashabig book; big books
  3. rough, gritty, gritty, coarse (substances or objects consisting of particles, fibers or granules)
    rëra e trashëthe coarse sand
  4. viscous, syrupy (liquids)
    Synonym: veshtullor
    lëng i trashëviscous liquid
  5. low quality, cheap (production, fabrication, work)
  6. deep, low-pitched (voices, vocals, sounds)
    një zë i trashëa deep voice
  7. heavy, thick, strong (accent)
  8. (figurative) indecent, rude, uncultured, tasteless, vulgar, trashy (person); vulgar, offensive, bold (speech)
  9. stringy, fat (domesticated animal with large amount of excess flesh)
  10. fertile (when associated with soil, ground)
    tokë e trashëfertile soil
    toka e trashëthe fertile soil
  11. (anatomy) large
    zorra e trashëthe large intestine (colon)

See also

  • trashe (fat cow, goat)
  • trashi (fertile soil)

Adverb

tráshë[3]

  1. thickly, largely (cross section)
    Synonym: shumë
  2. (figurative) harshly, heavily, coarsely (way of speech, behavior)
    Synonym: rëndë
  3. abundantly, in large quantities, plentifully (condition, wealth, resources, food, money)
    Synonyms: boll, mjaft, shumë

Noun

tráshë f (plural trásha, definite trásha, definite plural tráshat)[4]

  1. thickness, opulence, voluptuousness, fatness
    Synonyms: bollëk, dendësi, shëndoshje
  2. (figurative) thick, big part/portion of a body (animals and human beings) or food
    e trasha e kofshësthe thickness of the tight (the big part of a ham)

Derived terms

  • trashaluq m
  • trashaluqe f
  • trashaluqi m
  • trashamak m
  • trashamake f
  • trashaman m
  • trashamane f
  • trashanik m
  • trashanike f
  • trashëgim m
  • trashëgimi m
  • trashëgimor m
  • trashëgimore f
  • trashëgimtar m
  • trashëgimtare f
  • trashëgimtari m
  • trashëgimtarja f
  • trashëgohem (passive voice)
  • trashëgoj (active voice)
  • trashëguar
  • trashëgueshëm m
  • trashëgueshme f
  • trashësi f
  • trashësia f
  • trashim m
  • trashimi m
  • trashtina f
  • trashtinë f
  • trashuk m
  • trashuke f
  • dhjamë m
  • trash (active), trashem (pass.), trashur (part.)
  • trashe f, trashja f; Trashe f, Trashja f, Trashaj
  • trashi f, trashia f; Trash m, Trashi m
  • trashje f, trashja f
  • trashoj (act.), trashohem (pass.), trashuar (part.)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “trashë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 462
  2. ^ Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 576 (tráshë)
  3. ^ [1] adverb (+ adjective) trashë (tráshë) • Fjalori Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  4. ^ [2] noun trashë (tráshë) (indef./sg.); trásha (def./sg. + indef./pl.); tráshat (def./pl.) • Fjalori Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)