gorricë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *gorьnica.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔˈrit͡sə/
  • Rhymes: -it͡sə
  • Hyphenation: go‧rrí‧cë

Noun

gorricë f (plural gorrica, definite gorrica, definite plural gorricat)

  1. (botany) wild pear
    Synonyms: dardhukël, dardhishtë
  2. (figurative, in the plural) nonsense, drivel, gibberish, drool
    Synonyms: pallavra, dokërr, gjepur (in the plural)
  3. (figurative, colloquial, adjective) immature, childish, callow
    Synonyms: i papjekur, axhami

Declension

Declension of gorricë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gorricë gorrica gorrica gorricat
accusative gorricën
dative gorrice gorricës gorricave gorricave
ablative gorricash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gorricë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 120

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “gorricë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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