njeri
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Albanian njer, from Proto-Albanian *nera, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.[1] Closely related to Messapic 𐌍𐌄𐌓 (“man”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnjeri m (plural njerëz, definite njeriu, definite plural njerëzit)
Declension
editDeclension of njeri
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editPronoun
editnjeri
- anyone
- 2009, Pandeli Pani, Albanisch intensiv, edition 2, page 179:
- Nuk njoh njeri.
- I don't know anyone.
- someone
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “njeri”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 304
- Leonard Newmark, Philip Hubbard, Peter R. Prifti (1982) Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students (in Albanian), page 283: “The indeterminate pronoun njëri ‘anyone’ is clearly distinguished semantically and grammatically from the noun njeri ‘man, person’.”
Aromanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mellem, accusative of mel. Compare to Romanian miere.
Noun
editnjeri f (definite njera)
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