boronicë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • borovnicë

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian borovnica, with the regular -vn- > -n- change.[1][2] Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *borovъka, a derivative of *borъ (“pine tree”), see Serbo-Croatian bor (“pine”). Compare Macedonian боровница (borovnica, “blueberry”) and боровинка (borovinka), as well as Polish borówka (“blueberry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔɾɔˈniːt͡s/

Noun

boronicë f (plural boronica, definite boronica, definite plural boronicat)

  1. (botany) blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “boronicë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 236
  2. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “boronicë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe [Albanian-Serbian Linguistic Relations] (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, →ISBN, pages 106-107
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