vadhë

vadhë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• vodhë, voesë, vojsë

Etymology

From early Byzantine Greek οἴη (oíē, “sorb apple; service tree”), from Ancient Greek ὄα (óa).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vaːð]

Noun

vadhë f (indefinite plural vadha, definite singular vadha)

1. sorb apple (Sorbus domestica)
2. rowan, mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

Hyponyms

• vadhë e butë (“service tree”) (Sorbus domestica)
• vadhë e egër (“rowan”)

Derived terms

• vadhëz, vadhëviçe

References

1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “vadhë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 492
2. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 411