arqitë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *orkyta (“broom, kind of willow”). Compare Serbo-Croatian rakita and Bulgarian ракита (rakita).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾˈciːt/
Noun
arqitë m (indefinite plural arqita, definite singular arqita, definite plural arqitat)
- (botany) weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- willow rod used for basked weaving
Related terms
- thupër
- shelg
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “arqitë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 10