ethëzë

Albanian

Etymology

From ethe. According to Beekes, moths were thought to bring fevers.[1] Cognate with Greek ἠπίολος (ipíolos).

Noun

ethëzë f

  1. moth

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 523

Further reading

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