kullusmë

Albanian

Etymology

A metathesis of *kullumesë (cf. gjysmë) borrowed from Vulgar Latin columnātia (cf. Latin columnātiō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɫusmə/
  • Rhymes: -usmə
  • Hyphenation: ku‧llús‧më

Noun

kullusmë f (definite kullúsma)

  1. (uncountable) thicket, copse
    Synonyms: blacë, dendësirë

Declension

Declension of kullusmë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative kullusmë kullusma
accusative kullusmën
dat./abl. kullusme kullusmës

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kullusmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 203

Further reading

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