vorbull

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • vorbullë, vurbull

Etymology

Apocope of variant vorbullë, diminutive of vorbë.[1]

Noun

vorbull f (plural vorbulla, definite vorbulla, definite plural vorbullat)

  1. whirlpool, eddy
  2. whirlwind
  3. (figurative) powerful wave that carries one along

Declension

Declension of vorbull
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vorbull vorbulla vorbulla vorbullat
accusative vorbullën
dative vorbulle vorbullës vorbullave vorbullave
ablative vorbullash

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 425