vishnjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *višьňa.[1] Compare Serbo-Croatian ви̏шња, Romanian vișină, Turkish vişne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviʃɳə/
  • Rhymes: -iʃɳə
  • Hyphenation: vísh‧një

Noun

vishnjë f (plural vishnja, definite vishnja, definite plural vishnjat)

  1. sour cherry, agriot, morello cherry
  2. cherry syrup
  3. fine linen

Declension

Declension of vishnjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vishnjë vishnja vishnja vishnjat
accusative vishnjën
dative vishnje vishnjës vishnjave vishnjave
ablative vishnjash

Adjective

vishnjë

  1. (colloquial) cherry colour

See also

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vishnje”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 509

Further reading

  • “vishnjë”, 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
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “vishnje”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 558
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