ftua
Albanian
Alternative forms
- ftu
- ftoni
- ftoi
Etymology
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cotōneus, cotōneum.[1] The change k → f before /t/ is regular.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈftu.a/
Noun
ftua m (indefinite plural ftonj, definite singular ftoi, definite plural ftonjtë)
- quince (plant and fruit)
Declension
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “ftua”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 105
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