kalibobë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kalibobe, karabobe

Etymology

According to Orel, from an unattested Proto-Slavic *kalibobъ, compound of *kaliti + *bobъ.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaliˈbobə/
  • Rhymes: -obə
  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧bó‧bë

Noun

kalibobë f (plural kaliboba, definite kaliboba, definite plural kalibobat) (botany)

  1. lote, hackberry (Celtis), usually more specifically the European nettle tree (Celtis australis)
    Synonyms: vidhëz, carac, fojletë, çerçem, bobol

Declension

Declension of kalibobë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kalibobë kaliboba kaliboba kalibobat
accusative kalibobën
dative kalibobe kalibobës kalibobave kalibobave
ablative kalibobash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kalibobë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 166

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “kalibobë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “kalibobë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 176
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