żnuber

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • snuber

Etymology

From Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar, “pine”) with sporadic voicing of the onset.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈznuː.bɛr/

Noun

żnuber m (plural żnieber)

  1. fir (tree)

Usage notes

  • The singular is used both as a singulative and a collective. The form siġra taż-żnuber may be used instead, and paucal and plural are always expressed with inflections of siġra.

See also

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