bërthamë

Albanian

Etymology

A compound of bërth, a variant of bathë +‎ amë (“mother”), literally conveying the meaning of 'mother of the fruit'.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəɾθamə/

Noun

bërthamë f (plural berthama, definite berthama, definite plural berthamat)

  1. seed, core, nucleus

Declension

Declension of bërthamë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bërthamë berthama berthama berthamat
accusative bërthamën
dative berthame bërthamës berthamave berthamave
ablative berthamash

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “bërthamë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 23

Further reading

  • “bërthamë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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