busull

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bussola ~ Venetan bùssoła. Doublet of pusullë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbusuɫ/
  • Rhymes: -usuɫ

Noun

búsull f (plural busulla)

  1. compass (for navigation)
    Synonym: kompas
  2. (figurative) guide, leader
    Synonyms: udhërrëfyes, drejtues

Declension

Declension of busull
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative busull busulla busulla busullat
accusative busullën
dative busulle busullës busullave busullave
ablative busullash

References

  • “busull,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 202b
  • Dashi, B. (2013), “bussola”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 105
  • Mann, S. E. (1948), “búsullë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 44a

Further reading

  • “busull”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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