vorbull

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • vorbullë, vurbull

Etymology

Apocope of variant vorbullë, diminutive of vorbë.[1]

Noun

vorbull f (indefinite plural vorbulla, definite singular vorbulla, definite plural vorbullat)

  1. whirlpool, eddy
  2. whirlwind
  3. (figurative) powerful wave that carries one along

Declension
Declension of vorbull
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative vorbull vorbulla vorbulla vorbullat
accusative vorbullën
dative vorbulle vorbullave vorbullës vorbullavet
ablative vorbullash

References
  1. 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 425
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