derë

See also: dere, and de re

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *dœrə < *dwōrā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr (“door”). Compare Proto-Slavic *dvьrь, Sanskrit द्वारा (dvārā), Latin foris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deːɾ]

Noun

derë f (plural dyer, definite dera, definite plural dyert)

1. door
2. (figurative) family, home, tribe
3. (figurative) solution

Declension

Declension of derë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	derë	dera	dyer	dyert
accusative		derën
dative	dereje	derës	dyerve	dyerve
ablative			dyersh

Descendants

• Aromanian: derã

Etymology 2

Tosk; from Proto-Albanian *deuna, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“lack, fail”) (compare Icelandic tjón (“loss”), Ancient Greek δῠ́η (dúē, “misery”)).

Adjective

i derë

1. (Tosk) bitter
2. (Tosk) difficult, toilsome, fatiguing