arç
Albanian
Noun
arç m (definite arçi)
- alternative form of arrç
References
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “arç”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 10
- Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 80
Catalan
Etymology
Unknown; possibly from Paleo-Hispanic, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *artea or *artius. Compare Old Navarro-Aragonese arto (“blackthorn”) and Asturian artu (“bramble”).
Pronunciation
Noun
arç m (plural arços)
- a name given to various species of flowering shrubs including the hawthorn, the sea-buckthorn, and the European teatree
Derived terms
- arç blanc
- arç de tanques
- arç groc
- arç negre
- arçar
- arçot
Further reading
- “arç”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007