rrgjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ërgjë

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian r̀đa／р̀ђа (literally “rust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈr̩d͡ʒ], [ˈəɾd͡ʒ]

Noun

rrgjë f (plural rrgja) (Borgo Erizzo)

1. discord, disagreement

   Synonyms: mosmarrëveshje, përçarje

   • 1937, Carlo Tagliavini, compiler, L'albanese di Dalmazia, page 48, lines 7–9:

     mǫθ̂ męr vái̯zăn păr pā́i̯ / pā́i̯a vi̯ę́n, pā́ia škọ́n / r̥ǧa vi̯ę́n, kur nuk škọ́n.

     [mos mer vajzën për pāj / pāja vjen, pāja shkon / rrgja vjen, kur nuk shkon.]

     do not take the girl by its dowry / the dowry comes, the dowry goes / the discord comes, it never goes.

References

• Tagliavini, Carlo (1937) “r̥ǧ”, in L'albanese di Dalmazia. […] (in Italian), Florence: Leo S. Olschki, page 237