shushunjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from a Vulgar Latin *sanguisungia, from Latin sanguisūga.[1][2] Compare also Dalmatian sansoike.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃuʃuːɲ(ə)/

Noun

shushunjë f (plural shushunja, definite shushunja, definite plural shushunjat)

  1. leech
  2. bloodsucker

Synonyms

  • piavicë

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “shushunjë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1438
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shushunjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
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