shemër

== Albanian == === Etymology === Orel suggests a morphological transformation of Vulgar Latin *sub-marīta or *sub-marītica, a derivative of Latin marīta (“married woman”). Çabej deems it an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *sębrъ. A later borrowing sem(b)ër/sëmbër from the same source is attested across dialects. A derivative shmrijak (“farming partner”) is attested in Northern subdialects. Compare Serbo-Croatian sebar, Belarusian сябар (sjabar, “friend”). According to an alternative suggestion, possibly from Proto-Albanian *ùśko-ma-r (“wife”), from earlier *ùkso (“to marry”), from Proto-Indo-European *wVkV-so, compare Latin uxor (“wife”) and Sanskrit वच (vaca).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɛˈməɾ/ === Noun === shemër f (plural shemra, definite shemra, definite plural shemrat) second wife (in a polygamous marriage) co-wife (another wife of a woman’s husband) enemy, opponent, nemesis ==== Related terms ==== lehonë mërkosh === References === === Further reading === “shemër”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026