gështenjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia). Compare Aromanian cãstãnji.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəʃˈtɛːɲ(ə)/

Noun

gështenjë f (plural gështenja, definite gështenja, definite plural gështenjat)

  1. sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
  2. chestnut color

Derived terms

  • gështenjapjekës, gështenjashitës, gështenjë deti
  • gështenjë kali, gështenjishtë, gështenjore
  • gështenjtë

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “gështenjë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 547

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