kaçubë

Albanian

Alternative forms

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 (plural kaçuba, definite kaçuba, definite plural kaçubat)

  1. (botany) bush, shrub
    Synonyms: shkurre, çufër, gëmushë

Declension

Declension of kaçubë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kaçubë kaçuba kaçuba kaçubat
accusative kaçubën
dative kaçube kaçubës kaçubave kaçubave
ablative kaçubash

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “kaçubë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 162
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kaçubë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 685-686

Further reading

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