ftua
Albanian
Alternative forms
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 (plural ftonj, definite ftoi, definite plural ftonjtë)
- quince (plant and fruit)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ftua | ftoi | ftonj | ftonjtë |
| accusative | ftoin | |||
| dative | ftoi | ftoit | ftonjve | ftonjve |
| ablative | ftonjsh | |||
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ftua”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 105