luqerbull

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • liqërbull, ruqerbull, riqebull
  • alternative gender and declension: fem. gender: luqerbulla, luqerbulla, luqerbullat.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *lupus cervulus, from lupus cervārius (“lynx”) (compare French loup-cervier, Italian lupo cerviero, Romansch luf tscherver), from Latin lupus + cervārius < cervus. Doublet of rrëqebull (“lynx”).[1]

Noun

luqerbull m (plural luqérbuj, definite luqérbulli, definite plural luqérbujt)

  1. (mythology) werewolf
    Synonyms: lugat, vurkollak
  2. lynx
    Synonym: rrëqebull

Declension

Declension of luqerbull
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative luqerbull luqerbulli luqerbuj luqerbujt
accusative luqerbullin
dative luqerbulli luqerbullit luqerbujve luqerbujve
ablative luqerbujsh

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “luqerbull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 235

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “luqerbull”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “luqerbull”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 253
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