vidh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wīdza, from Proto-Indo-European *winǵos (compare Lithuanian vi̇̀nkšna, Polish wiąz), variant of *wiǵo (compare English wych elm, Northern Kurdish bizî). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *widʰu-, in which case it could be linked with Old Dutch widu, Old Norse viðr (Danish and Swedish ved).

Noun

vidh m (plural vidha, definite vidhi, definite plural vidhat)

  1. English elm (Ulmus procera)
  2. European nettle tree, hackberry (Celtis australis)

Declension

Declension of vidh
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vidh vidhi vidha vidhat
accusative vidhin
dative vidhi vidhit vidhave vidhave
ablative vidhash

Synonyms

  • (hackberry): carac, vidhëz

Derived terms

  • vidhëz, vidhishtë, vidhore

References

  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vidh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 507
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