brymë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin brūma. Compare Romanian brumă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾymə/
• Rhymes: -ymə
• Hyphenation: brý‧më

Noun

brymë f (plural brýma, definite brýma, definite plural brýmat)

1. rime, hoarfrost, frost

   bie brymë ― it's frosty

2. (obsolete, Gheg) hole

   Synonyms: birë, vrimë

3. (archaic) manger

   Synonyms: lug, koritë

Derived terms

• brymës
• brymor
• brymosur

 

Further reading

• “brymë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “brymë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “brymë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 39