vadhë

Albanian

Alternative forms

vodhë, voesë, vojsë

Etymology

From early Byzantine Greek οἴη (oíē, “sorb apple; service tree”), from Ancient Greek ὄα (óa).[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vaːð]

Noun

vadhë f (indefinite plural vadha, definite singular vadha)

sorb apple (Sorbus domestica)
rowan, mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

Hyponyms

vadhë e butë (“service tree”) (Sorbus domestica)
vadhë e egër (“rowan”)

Derived terms

vadhëz, vadhëviçe

References

Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 492
Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 411

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