groshë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *goršь, derived from *gorxъ. The West Slavic development of *-or- may point towards a derivation from an extinct dialect.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾoʃə/
  • Rhymes: -oʃə
  • Hyphenation: gró‧shë

Noun

groshë f (plural gróshë, definite grósha, definite plural gróshët) (botany)

  1. bean
    Synonym: fasule
  2. lentil
    Synonym: thjerrëz
  3. (obsolete) pea
    Synonyms: bizele, rrillë
  4. (obsolete) kidney bean
    Synonym: fasule e kuqe
  5. (obsolete) pulse (plant)

Declension

Declension of groshë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative groshë grosha groshë groshët
accusative groshën
dative groshe groshës groshëve groshëve
ablative groshësh

Derived terms

  • groshem (“to become spotty”)
  • groshëm (“spotty”)
  • groshëz (“vetch, lentil”)
  • groshilë (“vetchling, ergot, chick-pea”)
  • groshull (“chick-pea”)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “groshë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 125

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “groshë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “groshë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 135
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