argjend

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === ërgjënd — Tosk argjand, rgjand, rrgjand — Gheg ërgjand — old Albanian === Etymology === Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin argentum (“silver”). The modern form is possibly borrowed from Italian argento (“silver”), whereas the older form rgjand was directly loaned from Latin. Considering the attested argjand, a prothetic a- (compare Buzuku's ergjand) or contamination from the Italian term cannot be excluded. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾˈɟend/ Rhymes: -end === Noun === argjend m (uncountable) silver (metal) Synonym: serm silver thread, for embroidery ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === argjend silver, silvery Synonym: i argjendtë ==== Descendants ==== → Aromanian: argheandu === References === “argjend,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980, page 47b Mann, S. E. (1948), “argjând”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 10b Meyer, G. (1891), “arǵánt-di”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 15 === Further reading === Topalli, Kolec (2017), “argjend”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 118