hroa

Albanian

Etymology

Back-formation from hroamë.

Pronunciation

Noun

hroa f (plural hroa, definite hroaja, definite plural hroatë) (Macchia)

  1. painting
    Synonym: (standard) pikturë
    • c. 1885, Girolamo de Rada, Biblioteca Nazionale Albanese, page 121:
      te zilji ai shëngu χroaa gjêlie
      [te cili ai shëngu ḫroā gjellje]
      in which he drew paintings of life
    • 1898, Girolamo de Rada, Vita di Serafina Topia Principessa di Ducagino, page 32:
      skjépet mbaalj χroaat e vjèrra // túndëšin te puχia
      [sqepet mbāl ḫroāt e vjerra // tundëshin te puhjia]
      the veils on the paintings hung [on the walls] flapped in the wind

Derived terms

References

  • Giordano (1963), page 162ab: “hroá”
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