bardhë

== Albanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Albanian *bardza, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰórh₁ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine, whiten”), whence also Lithuanian brėkšti (“to dawn”), Proto-Slavic *brězgъ (“dawn, daybreak”), Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”), Persian برازیدن (barâzidan, “to beautify”), Sanskrit भ्राजते (bhrājate, “he shines”) or Sanskrit ब्रध्न (bradhna, “yellowish, ruddy”). Possibly closely related to Illyrian Βάρδυλις (Bárdulis) and Messapic barzidihi, see the entries for more. === Pronunciation === (standard) IPA(key): /ˈbaɾðə/ (Gheg) IPA(key): [baːɹð], [baːɹθ] === Adjective === i bardhë white Coordinate term: zi (“black”) kalë i bardhë ― white horse verë e bardhë ― white wine plepi i bardhë ― white poplar blank, unwritten çek i bardhë ― blank cheque lucky, fortunate ditë të bardha ― white days pure, clean, immaculate ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: барз (barz), ба́рзав (bárzav), бардз (bardz), ба́рдзав (bárdzav), бардзи́в (bardzív, “neither white nor colourful, greyish and partially white”) → Serbo-Croatian: bȁrz (“a goat with white stripes”), adjectives bàrzan, bȁrzav, bȁrzast (“neither white nor colourful, greyish and partially white”) → Turkish: barza === Noun === bardhë f (plural bardha, definite bardha, definite plural bardhat) white animal fair-skinned girl ==== Declension ==== === Noun === bardhë f (plural bardha, definite bardha, definite plural bardhat) white (colour) white (of the eye). sclera In full: e bardha e syrit egg white, albumen In full: e bardha e vezës good deed (in the plural) Characters from folklore resembling girls living in forests, often mischievous when angry. === See also === === References === === Further reading === “bardhë”, in FMGSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026