Mirditen.adj.

Brit.

/mɪəˈdiːtə/, U.S.

/mɪrˈdidə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Mirdites.

Forms: 1800s Meredit, 1800s Meridite, 1800s– Mirdit, 1800s– Mirdite, 1800s– Miridit, 1800s– Miridite, 1800s– Miriditi (plural), 1900s– Mirdita, 1900s– Mirditë.

Origin: From proper names. Etymon: proper name Mirditë.

Etymology: < Mirditë, Mirdita, respectively the Albanian indefinite and definite forms of the name of the region.In plural form Miriditi after Italian Miriditi , plural (1688 or earlier). The form Mirdite is sometimes pronounced /ˈməːdaɪt/ as though formed from the element -ite suffix¹.

A. n.

A member of a Gheg people inhabiting the region of Mirditë, to the south of the river Drin in northern Albania.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Albania > [noun]

Gheg1812

Mirdite1820

Tosk1835

1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Greece & Albania II. iii. 61 The troops which struck us most in this assemblage were the Miriditi or Mirdites, the bravest of all the tribes settled in Albania.

1861 G. Finlay Hist. Greek Revol. I. i. ii. 43 The Mirdites are considered the most warlike of the Christians.

1878 A. J. Evans Illyrian Lett. xiii. 138 The Christian hill tribes of North Albania, the Clementi, Meridites, and others who have never conceded more than a vague suzerainty to the Porte.

1914 D. Heaton-Armstrong Let. 27 July in D. Heaton-Armstrong Six Month Kingdom (2005) p. xxviii These Mirdites worked the gun better than all the other volunteers in this country.

1954 M. Hasluck Unwritten Law in Albania xv. 154 There had been attacks on the Montenegrins by the Mirditë, which had followed on plenary assemblies of the Mirditë tribes.

1998 N. Malcolm Kosovo xii. 218 The Mirdita were by far the most powerful of the Catholic clans.

2005 O. Pearson Albania in Occupation & War i. 12 King Zog still carried some weight with his own tribe of Mati, and with the Mirditë in the north-east of the country.

B. adj.

Of or relating to this region or its inhabitants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Albania > [adjective]

Gheg1849

Mirdite1867

Tosk1900

1867 G. M. Mackenzie & A. P. Irby Trav. Slavonic Provinces Turkey-in-Europe xxxii. 476 Such travellers as have made the acquaintance of the Princess and Princess-Dowager of Montenegro may judge of the difference between Montenegrine and Miridite manners.

1869 H. F. Tozer (title) Researches in the highlands of Turkey, including visits to Mounts Ida, Athos, Olympus, and Pelion, to the Mirdite Albanians, and other remote tribes.

1920 Q. Rev. Jan. 65 The late Mirdite Prince, Prenk Bib Doda.

1939 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. IV. 367 The present Mirdite territory would have been a natural site for the plantation of a Mardaite settlement by a seventh-century Roman statesman.

1998 N. Malcolm Kosovo xii. 219 Prenk Bib Doda..sent a joint petition to the Congress of Berlin in June 1878, asking it to create an autonomous Mirdita principality.

2004 O. Pearson Albania & King Zog vii. 70 Prenk Bib Doda, the Mirditë chief, was still on his march from the north.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirdite
释义	Mirditen.adj. Brit. /mɪəˈdiːtə/, U.S. /mɪrˈdidə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Mirdites. Forms: 1800s Meredit, 1800s Meridite, 1800s– Mirdit, 1800s– Mirdite, 1800s– Miridit, 1800s– Miridite, 1800s– Miriditi (plural), 1900s– Mirdita, 1900s– Mirditë. Origin: From proper names. Etymon: proper name Mirditë. Etymology: < Mirditë, Mirdita, respectively the Albanian indefinite and definite forms of the name of the region.In plural form Miriditi after Italian Miriditi , plural (1688 or earlier). The form Mirdite is sometimes pronounced /ˈməːdaɪt/ as though formed from the element -ite suffix¹. A. n. A member of a Gheg people inhabiting the region of Mirditë, to the south of the river Drin in northern Albania. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Albania > [noun] Gheg1812 Mirdite1820 Tosk1835 1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Greece & Albania II. iii. 61 The troops which struck us most in this assemblage were the Miriditi or Mirdites, the bravest of all the tribes settled in Albania. 1861 G. Finlay Hist. Greek Revol. I. i. ii. 43 The Mirdites are considered the most warlike of the Christians. 1878 A. J. Evans Illyrian Lett. xiii. 138 The Christian hill tribes of North Albania, the Clementi, Meridites, and others who have never conceded more than a vague suzerainty to the Porte. 1914 D. Heaton-Armstrong Let. 27 July in D. Heaton-Armstrong Six Month Kingdom (2005) p. xxviii These Mirdites worked the gun better than all the other volunteers in this country. 1954 M. Hasluck Unwritten Law in Albania xv. 154 There had been attacks on the Montenegrins by the Mirditë, which had followed on plenary assemblies of the Mirditë tribes. 1998 N. Malcolm Kosovo xii. 218 The Mirdita were by far the most powerful of the Catholic clans. 2005 O. Pearson Albania in Occupation & War i. 12 King Zog still carried some weight with his own tribe of Mati, and with the Mirditë in the north-east of the country. B. adj. Of or relating to this region or its inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Albania > [adjective] Gheg1849 Mirdite1867 Tosk1900 1867 G. M. Mackenzie & A. P. Irby Trav. Slavonic Provinces Turkey-in-Europe xxxii. 476 Such travellers as have made the acquaintance of the Princess and Princess-Dowager of Montenegro may judge of the difference between Montenegrine and Miridite manners. 1869 H. F. Tozer (title) Researches in the highlands of Turkey, including visits to Mounts Ida, Athos, Olympus, and Pelion, to the Mirdite Albanians, and other remote tribes. 1920 Q. Rev. Jan. 65 The late Mirdite Prince, Prenk Bib Doda. 1939 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. IV. 367 The present Mirdite territory would have been a natural site for the plantation of a Mardaite settlement by a seventh-century Roman statesman. 1998 N. Malcolm Kosovo xii. 219 Prenk Bib Doda..sent a joint petition to the Congress of Berlin in June 1878, asking it to create an autonomous Mirdita principality. 2004 O. Pearson Albania & King Zog vii. 70 Prenk Bib Doda, the Mirditë chief, was still on his march from the north. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1820
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