shkozë

Albanian

Etymology

From shkoj, literally described as a 'walking tree', with a similar sense development to bredh.[1] Possibly cognate to Old English scaga (“bush”). Alternatively from *shkor- +‎ -zë, the former the base of shkorre and the latter a collective suffix. More at shkorre.

Noun

shkozë f (plural shkoza, definite shkoza, definite plural shkozat)

  1. hornbeam

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • shkozet (Gheg), shkozishtë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shkozë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 442

Further reading

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