brukë
Albanian
Etymology
Either from;
- A part of a series of loan words from unattested ancient Greek dialects labeled as Macedonian because it was akin to the native idiom of the Greek-speaking population in the Argead Kingdom.[1] borrowed as Ancient Macedonian [script needed] (*mīrýkhā)[2]
- Proto-Albanian *brukā. Compare Proto-Slavic *bьrkь (“twig, stalk, sharp end”).[3]
- Alternatively from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē).[4]
- According to Orel, from Doric Greek βρυκὰ (brukà)[5]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɾukə/
- Rhymes: -kə
- Hyphenation: brú‧kë
Noun
brukë f (plural bruka, definite bruka, definite plural brukat) (botany)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brukë | bruka | bruka | brukat |
| accusative | brukën | |||
| dative | bruke | brukës | brukave | brukave |
| ablative | brukash | |||
References
- ^ Huld, Martin E. (1986). "Accentual Stratification of Ancient Greek Loanwords in Albanian". Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung. 99 (2): 245–253.
- ^ Wikipedia contributors. (2021, June 8). Albanian language. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:27, June 11, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albanian_language&oldid=1027529975
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “brukë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 38
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “brukë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 254
- ^ Orel, Vladimir. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary.p 20
Further reading
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “brukë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 38