burdhë

== Albanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Albanian *burdā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥dʰo (compare English board, Lithuanian bartà). Alternatively a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bear”) (cf. with Old English byrd (“burden”), German Bürde (“burden, weight”), Icelandic byrði (“burden”)). For sense development cf. Italian fardello, both meaning sack, bag and burden. === Noun === burdhë f (plural burdha, definite burdha, definite plural burdhat) thickly-woven cotton sackcloth sack, bag ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “burdhë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006