shkurre
Albanian
Etymology
Phonetic variant of shkorre (cf. shkorret).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃkurə/
- Rhymes: -urə
- Hyphenation: shku‧rrë
Noun
shkurre f (plural shkúrre, definite shkúrrja, definite plural shkúrret)
- bush, shrub, undergrowth, thicket, brushwood
- Synonym: kaçubë
- scrubland, underbush
- Synonyms: imshtë, shkorret, shkurrishtë, shkurrajë, shkurrnajë
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | shkurre | shkurrja | shkurre | shkurret |
| accusative | shkurren | |||
| dative | shkurreje | shkurres | shkurreve | shkurreve |
| ablative | shkurresh | |||
Derived terms
- shkurrajë
- shkurrak
- shkurrishtë
- shkurrit
- shkurrohem
- shkurroj
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shkurre”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 425
Further reading
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- “shkurre”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “shkurre”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 486