dafinë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek δάφνη (dáfni, “laurel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈfinə/
  • Rhymes: -inə

Noun

dafinë f (plural dafina, definite dafina, definite plural dafinat)

  1. laurel, bay (Laurus nobilis)
    Synonyms: lar, luvari
  2. laurel (crown)

Derived terms

  • dafinor
  • dafinore
  • dafintë

References

  • “dafín/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 283b
  • Topalli, Kolec (2017) “dafinë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 352f.
  • Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “dafina”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 66a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “dafinë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 65a
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