zvjerdh

Albanian

Etymology

From z- (privative prefix) +‎ vjerdh.

Verb

zvjerdh (aorist zvordha, participle zvjerdhur)

  1. to wean (a baby)
  2. (figurative) to cool one's feeling toward, chill one's desire for
  3. (figurative) to alienate, estrange
  4. to prune extra roots and sprouts from a grafted plant

Conjugation

Further reading

  • zvjerdh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980