zushë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *suša (drought), with an irregular z-. Compare Serbo-Croatian suša, Bulgarian суша (suša).[1]

Noun

zushë f (definite zusha)

  1. heat, noon heat

Declension

Declension of zushë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative zushë zusha
accusative zushën
dat./abl. zushe zushës

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zushë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 526

Further reading

  • zushë”, 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