Periudha

Periudha is a noun in Albanian used to denote a defined span of time during which a set of conditions, events, or characteristics prevail. The term is widely used across disciplines, including history, science, journalism, and everyday speech, to segment time into manageable intervals. In historical writing, periudha often translates to the English “period” or “era,” as in periudha mesjetare (the medieval period) or periudha moderne (the modern period). In scientific or technical contexts, it can describe a phase in a process or development, such as a growth periudha or a cooling periudha, depending on the subject matter.

The expression is typically modified by adjectives or qualifiers that specify the domain or nature of the period, for example periudha e ndryshimeve të thella, periudha post-komuniste, periudha rinore. It is closely related to related Albanian terms such as epokë (epoch) and kohë (time, period); while epokë often denotes a broader or retrospective grouping, periudha tends to indicate a bounded, identifiable interval with specific features.

In usage, care is taken to define the approximate start and end of a periudha when precision is required, though in casual language it may be used more loosely to refer to a general phase of life or activity. See Albanian dictionaries or linguistic resources for nuanced definitions and regional usage.