vidh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wīdza, from Proto-Indo-European *winǵo (compare Lithuanian vìnkšna, Polish wiąz), variant of *wiǵo (compare English wych elm, Kurdish bizî). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *widʰu-, in which case it could be linked with Old Dutch widu, Old Norse viðr (Danish and Swedish ved).

Noun

vidh m (indefinite plural vidha, definite singular vidhi)

  1. English elm (Ulmus procera)
  2. European nettle tree, hackberry (Celtis australis)

Synonyms
  • hackberry: carac, vidhëz

Derived terms
  • vidhëz, vidhishtë, vidhore
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