engjërdhi

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • engjërvi

Etymology

Probably related to Greek υδράργυρος (ydrárgyros).

Noun

engjërdhi f (definite engjërdhía) (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, colloquial) mercury, quicksilver
    Synonyms: merkur, zhivë
  2. (figurative, colloquial) clever, witty, ingenious

Declension

Declension of engjërdhi
singular
indefinite definite
nominative engjërdhi engjërdhia
accusative engjërdhinë
dat./abl. engjërdhie engjërdhisë

Derived terms

  • engjërdhishte

Further reading

  • “engjërdhi”, 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
  • Mann, S. E. (1948), “engjërdhí”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 95
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