gërbulë

Albanian

Etymology

From gërbë; related to Lithuanian garbùlis (“lock of hair”). More at gërbë.[1]

Noun

gërbulë f (definite gërbula)

  1. (pathology) leprosy
    Synonym: lebër
  2. (colloquial) nonsense, poppycock

Declension

Declension of gërbulë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative gërbulë gërbula
accusative gërbulën
dat./abl. gërbule gërbulës

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërbulë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 113
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