fryj

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === frŷj — Gheg === Etymology === According to Orel, from Proto-Albanian *sprūgnja, etymologically connected to Lithuanian sprūgstu, sprūgti (“to escape, get out”) and Proto-Slavic *prygati (“to spring, jump”). Earlier form might have been *fnyj, from *pnyj,(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) from Proto-Albanian *pnewa, hence from Proto-Indo-European *pnew-. Compare Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō, “to blow”). A similar development p- > f- happened to ftoh, from Old Albanian *ptoh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɾyj/ === Verb === fryj (aorist fryva, participle fryrë) (transitive) to breathe (out); exhale; blow (towards something) (transitive) to inflate (intransitive) to wind (intransitive, colloquial) to swell, inflate (intransitive) to raise; expand (colloquial, figurative) to annoy; (over)motivate (intransitive, colloquial) to escape; run away ==== Synonyms ==== ënjt mbufat ysht iki ==== Antonyms ==== shfryj ==== Derived terms ==== frymë fryshëm frymëmarrje ==== Related terms ==== fryjë freth fryhem (mediopassive) shfrej === References === === Further reading === “fryj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980