kaçubë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • kaçube

Etymology

An early Slavic loanword, from Proto-Slavic *kočubъ ~ *kočuba ("crest, tuft").[1] Topalli suggests a derivation from cub (“short-tailed”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃuːb/

Noun

kaçubë f (indefinite plural kaçuba, definite singular kaçuba, definite plural kaçubat)

  1. (botany) bush, shrub

Synonyms
  • shkurre
  • gëmushë

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kaçubë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 162
  2. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kaçubë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 685-686
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