man

sq-noun

man m (plural mana, definite mani, definite plural manat)

mana (plural)
mani (definite)
manat (definite plural)
man (indefinite nominative singular)
mani (definite nominative singular)
mana (indefinite nominative plural)
manat (definite nominative plural)
man (accusative indefinite singular)
manin (accusative definite singular)
mana (accusative indefinite plural)
manat (accusative definite plural)
mani (dative indefinite singular)
manit (dative definite singular)
manave (dative indefinite plural)
manave (dative definite plural)
mani (ablative indefinite singular)
manit (ablative definite singular)
manash (ablative indefinite plural)
manave (ablative definite plural)

Syncopated form of Gheg mand, from Proto-Albanian *manta. Compare Ancient Greek βάτος (bátos, “bramble”), said by Beekes to be a Mediterranean wanderwort, and μαντία (mantía, “blackberry”) (Dacian loan).


mel

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin milium.


kajsi

kajsi f (plural kajsi, definite kajsia, definite plural kajsitë)

kajsi (plural)
kajsia (definite)
kajsitë (definite plural)

Prunus armeniaca
Prunus armeniaca#Translingual


anason

Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella anisum#Translingual


arrë

arrë f (plural arra, definite arra, definite plural arrat)

arra (plural)
arra (definite)
arrat (definite plural)
arrë (indefinite nominative singular)
arra (definite nominative singular)
arra (indefinite nominative plural)
arrat (definite nominative plural)
arrë (accusative indefinite singular)
arrën (accusative definite singular)
arra (accusative indefinite plural)
arrat (accusative definite plural)
arre (dative indefinite singular)
arrës (dative definite singular)
arrave (dative indefinite plural)
arrave (dative definite plural)
arre (ablative indefinite singular)
arrës (ablative definite singular)
arrash (ablative indefinite plural)
arrave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *aruā, from Proto-Indo-European *areyis-. Compare Ancient Greek ἄρυα (árua), Latvian riẽksts, Old Church Slavonic орѣхъ (orěxŭ).

Juglans regia
Juglans regia#Translingual

(botany) walnut (tree and fruit) (Juglans regia)


lende

lende f (plural lende, definite lendja, definite plural lendet)

lende (plural)
lendja (definite)
lendet (definite plural)

Uncertain. The original form was likely lend m and lende arose as a back-formation from its plural. The variant with vl- is almost certainly secondary.
# Akin to other Indo-European terms for “lentil”, such as Latin lēns, lentis, Lithuanian lę̃šis, German Linse, though the ultimate origin is unclear.
# Borrowed from Vulgar Latin glāns, glandis (“acorn”), whence actually gjëndër (“gland”), although the initial l- would be left unexplained.


elb

From Proto-Albanian *albi-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰit (compare Ancient Greek ἄλφι (álphi, “barley meal”), Pashto [script needed] (ōrbaše)).


rrush

* From Proto-Albanian *rāguša, from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥h₂gós (“berry”), oblique of *sróh₂gs (compare Ancient Greek ῥώξ (rhṓx, “grape”), Latin frāgum (“strawberry”)).
* From Proto-Albanian *rušša-, from Ancient Greek ῥώξ (rhṓx).

Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera#Translingual


frutë

sq-noun

frutë f (plural fruta, definite plural frutat)

Ultimately borrowed from Latin fructus; compare Italian frutta. Doublet of fryt, an earlier borrowing through Vulgar Latin.


bajame

bajame f (plural bajame, definite bajamja, definite plural bajamet)

bajame (plural)
bajamja (definite)
bajamet (definite plural)
bajame (indefinite nominative singular)
bajamja (definite nominative singular)
bajame (indefinite nominative plural)
bajamet (definite nominative plural)
bajame (accusative indefinite singular)
bajamen (accusative definite singular)
bajame (accusative indefinite plural)
bajamet (accusative definite plural)
bajameje (dative indefinite singular)
bajames (dative definite singular)
bajameve (dative indefinite plural)
bajameve (dative definite plural)
bajameje (ablative indefinite singular)
bajames (ablative definite singular)
bajamesh (ablative indefinite plural)
bajameve (ablative definite plural)


dredhkë

dredhkë f (plural dredhka, definite dredhka, definite plural dredhkat)

dredhka (plural)
dredhka (definite)
dredhkat (definite plural)
dredhkë (indefinite nominative singular)
dredhka (definite nominative singular)
dredhka (indefinite nominative plural)
dredhkat (definite nominative plural)
dredhkë (accusative indefinite singular)
dredhkën (accusative definite singular)
dredhka (accusative indefinite plural)
dredhkat (accusative definite plural)
dredhkeje (dative indefinite singular)
dredhkës (dative definite singular)
dredhkave (dative indefinite plural)
dredhkave (dative definite plural)
dredhkeje (ablative indefinite singular)
dredhkës (ablative definite singular)
dredhkash (ablative indefinite plural)
dredhkave (ablative definite plural)

Probably from dredh + -kë (diminutive suffix).


qepë

qepë f (plural qepë, definite qepa, definite plural qepët)

qepë (plural)
qepa (definite)
qepët (definite plural)
qepë (indefinite nominative singular)
qepa (definite nominative singular)
qepë (indefinite nominative plural)
qepët (definite nominative plural)
qepë (accusative indefinite singular)
qepën (accusative definite singular)
qepë (accusative indefinite plural)
qepët (accusative definite plural)
qepe (dative indefinite singular)
qepës (dative definite singular)
qepëve (dative indefinite plural)
qepëve (dative definite plural)
qepe (ablative indefinite singular)
qepës (ablative definite singular)
qepësh (ablative indefinite plural)
qepëve (ablative definite plural)

Uncertain. Related to or derived from Latin cēpa (likely borrowed through Vulgar Latin; compare Romanian ceapă), or Ancient Greek κάπια (kápia, “onions”). Compare with Gheg kepë (“onion(s)”), which preserved the original /k/-sound.


shegë

shégë (canonical feminine)
shégë (plural)
shéga (definite)
shegë (indefinite nominative singular)
shega (definite nominative singular)
shegë (indefinite nominative plural)
shegët (definite nominative plural)
shegë (accusative indefinite singular)
shegën (accusative definite singular)
shegë (accusative indefinite plural)
shegët (accusative definite plural)
shege (dative indefinite singular)
shegës (dative definite singular)
shegëve (dative indefinite plural)
shegëve (dative definite plural)
shege (ablative indefinite singular)
shegës (ablative definite singular)
shegësh (ablative indefinite plural)
shegëve (ablative definite plural)

Possibly from a Mediterranean substrate word reconstructible as *si(l)gʷā whence also Ancient Greek σίδη (sídē). By some identified as the source of Ancient Greek κυσήγη (kusḗgē).

Vladimir Orel
pl:Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak


patëllxhan

patëllxhan m (plural patëllxhána, definite patëllxháni, definite plural patëllxhánat)

patëllxhána (plural)
patëllxháni (definite)
patëllxhánat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân).


bathë

bathë f (plural bathë, definite batha, definite plural bathët)

bathë (plural)
batha (definite)
bathët (definite plural)

Allegedly from Proto-Albanian *batsā, from a root *bʰaḱ- shared with Ancient Greek φακός (phakós, “lentil”). See there for further connections.


pjeshkë

pjeshkë f (plural pjeshka, definite pjeshka, definite plural pjeshkat)

pjeshka (plural)
pjeshka (definite)
pjeshkat (definite plural)
pjeshkë (indefinite nominative singular)
pjeshka (definite nominative singular)
pjeshka (indefinite nominative plural)
pjeshkat (definite nominative plural)
pjeshkë (accusative indefinite singular)
pjeshkën (accusative definite singular)
pjeshka (accusative indefinite plural)
pjeshkat (accusative definite plural)
pjeshkeje (dative indefinite singular)
pjeshkës (dative definite singular)
pjeshkave (dative indefinite plural)
pjeshkave (dative definite plural)
pjeshkeje (ablative indefinite singular)
pjeshkës (ablative definite singular)
pjeshkash (ablative indefinite plural)
pjeshkave (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *pesca, from Latin persicum.

Prunus persica
Prunus persica#Translingual


dardhë

dardhë f (plural dardha, definite dardha, definite plural dardhat)

dardha (plural)
dardha (definite)
dardhat (definite plural)
dardhë (indefinite nominative singular)
dardha (definite nominative singular)
dardha (indefinite nominative plural)
dardhat (definite nominative plural)
dardhë (accusative indefinite singular)
dardhën (accusative definite singular)
dardha (accusative indefinite plural)
dardhat (accusative definite plural)
dardheje (dative indefinite singular)
dardhës (dative definite singular)
dardhave (dative indefinite plural)
dardhave (dative definite plural)
dardheje (ablative indefinite singular)
dardhës (ablative definite singular)
dardhash (ablative indefinite plural)
dardhave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *dardā, deverbative of *darda (“to spill, pour”) whence modern derdh, compare Proto-Slavic *kruša (“pear”) for such semantic development.

Pyrus communis
Pyrus communis#Translingual

dardhë elbore

Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia ⇒ Citrus limon

dardhë gramje

summer-ripening pear with elongated fruit

dardhë leshje

late-ripening pear with large fuzzy fruit


nektarinë

nektarinë (indefinite nominative singular)
nektarina (definite nominative singular)
nektarina (indefinite nominative plural)
nektarinat (definite nominative plural)
nektarinë (accusative indefinite singular)
nektarinën (accusative definite singular)
nektarina (accusative indefinite plural)
nektarinat (accusative definite plural)
nektarineje (dative indefinite singular)
nektarinës (dative definite singular)
nektarinave (dative indefinite plural)
nektarinave (dative definite plural)
nektarineje (ablative indefinite singular)
nektarinës (ablative definite singular)
nektarinash (ablative indefinite plural)
nektarinave (ablative definite plural)


mandarinë

mandarinë (indefinite nominative singular)
mandarina (definite nominative singular)
mandarina (indefinite nominative plural)
mandarinat (definite nominative plural)
mandarinë (accusative indefinite singular)
mandarinën (accusative definite singular)
mandarina (accusative indefinite plural)
mandarinat (accusative definite plural)
mandarineje (dative indefinite singular)
mandarinës (dative definite singular)
mandarinave (dative indefinite plural)
mandarinave (dative definite plural)
mandarineje (ablative indefinite singular)
mandarinës (ablative definite singular)
mandarinash (ablative indefinite plural)
mandarinave (ablative definite plural)


lajthi

lajthi f (plural lajthi, definite lajthia, definite plural lajthitë)

lajthi (plural)
lajthia (definite)
lajthitë (definite plural)
lajthi (indefinite nominative singular)
lajthia (definite nominative singular)
lajthi (indefinite nominative plural)
lajthitë (definite nominative plural)
lajthi (accusative indefinite singular)
lajthinë (accusative definite singular)
lajthi (accusative indefinite plural)
lajthitë (accusative definite plural)
lajthie (dative indefinite singular)
lajthisë (dative definite singular)
lajthive (dative indefinite plural)
lajthive (dative definite plural)
lajthie (ablative indefinite singular)
lajthisë (ablative definite singular)
lajthish (ablative indefinite plural)
lajthive (ablative definite plural)

Alteration of lakthi (Arbanasi), collective of lakth (“loop, mesh”) + -i (collective suffix), because of the tree's flexible branches, compare Latvian lazda (“hazel”), lagzda (“hazel”), Lithuanian lazdà (“stick, staff”), Old Prussian laxde (“hazel”).

suffix

Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana#Translingual


manaferrë

sq-noun

manaferrë f (plural manaferra, definite manaferra, definite plural manaferrat)

manaferra (plural)
manaferra (definite)
manaferrat (definite plural)
manaferrë (indefinite nominative singular)
manaferra (definite nominative singular)
manaferra (indefinite nominative plural)
manaferrat (definite nominative plural)
manaferrë (accusative indefinite singular)
manaferrën (accusative definite singular)
manaferra (accusative indefinite plural)
manaferrat (accusative definite plural)
manaferreje (dative indefinite singular)
manaferrës (dative definite singular)
manaferrave (dative indefinite plural)
manaferrave (dative definite plural)
manaferreje (ablative indefinite singular)
manaferrës (ablative definite singular)
manaferrash (ablative indefinite plural)
manaferrave (ablative definite plural)

From man (“mulberry”) + ferrë (“thorn”).


halë

halë f (plural hala, definite hala, definite plural halat)

hala (plural)
hala (definite)
halat (definite plural)
halë (indefinite nominative singular)
hala (definite nominative singular)
hala (indefinite nominative plural)
halat (definite nominative plural)
halë (accusative indefinite singular)
halën (accusative definite singular)
hala (accusative indefinite plural)
halat (accusative definite plural)
haleje (dative indefinite singular)
halës (dative definite singular)
halave (dative indefinite plural)
halave (dative definite plural)
haleje (ablative indefinite singular)
halës (ablative definite singular)
halash (ablative indefinite plural)
halave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *skalā, from Proto-Indo-European *skoléh₂ (compare English shale, Lithuanian skalà (“splinter”)), from the root *skel(H)- (“to split”).


hudhër

hudhër f (plural hudhra, definite hudhra, definite plural hudhrat)

hudhra (plural)
hudhra (definite)
hudhrat (definite plural)

Metathesis of archaic and dialectal hurdhë, from Proto-Albanian *skurdā, from a Mediterranean substrate word *skʰor(o)d- (compare Greek σκόρδο (skórdo), Armenian սխտոր (sxtor)).


brushtull

brushtull f (plural brushtulla, definite brushtulla, definite plural brushtullat)

brushtulla (plural)
brushtulla (definite)
brushtullat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *brustula, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrust- (compare Old Saxon brustian (“to sprout”), Russian брость (brostʹ, “buds (of a shrub)”), from the root *bʰrews- (“to swell, grow”). Topalli has argued for a borrowing from Serbo-Croatian bljušt, although this seems unlikely on phonetic grounds. Compare also Romanian brusture (“heather”).


brushtull

sq-noun

brushtull m (plural brushtuj, definite brushtulli, definite plural brushtujt)

brushtuj (plural)
brushtulli (definite)
brushtujt (definite plural)

From Venetan brustola; cf. Greek μπρούστουλα (broústoula).

heavily beaten sweet pastry made with wheat flour and butter

turnover made of cornflour and filled with vegetables


maraj

Either from:
* *mararja, from Byzantine Greek *μαράθριον (*maráthrion), diminutive of Ancient Greek μάραθρον (márathron), μάραθον (márathon).
*Alternatively, from a Vulgar Latin derivative of the same Ancient Greek word: compare Latin marathrum. Related to Romanian mărar and perhaps to Old Church Slavonic молотрь (molotrĭ, “fennel”).
*A part of a series of loan words from unattested ancient greek dialects labeled as Macedonian because it was akin to the native idiom of the Greek-speaking population in the Argead Kingdom. borrowed as Ancient Macedonian *márathrion (cf Romanian marariu, Ionic márathron; with the Albanian simplification of -dri̯- to -j- reflecting that of earlier *udri̯om to ujë "water").

cog

Foeniculum vulgare
Foeniculum vulgare#Translingual


hurdhe

Plurale tantum; with prothetic h- from dialectal urdhe, plural of dialectal urdhë, from Proto-Albanian *wurdā, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰo (“sweetbriar”) (compare Old English word (“thorn-bush”), dialectal Norwegian erre, orr (“bush”), Latin rubus (“bramble”)). Standard Albanian has urth, originally a dialectal form.


qershi

sq-noun

qershí f (plural qershi, definite qershia, definite plural qershitë)

qershí (canonical feminine)
qershi (plural)
qershia (definite)
qershitë (definite plural)
qershi (indefinite nominative singular)
qershia (definite nominative singular)
qershi (indefinite nominative plural)
qershitë (definite nominative plural)
qershi (accusative indefinite singular)
qershinë (accusative definite singular)
qershi (accusative indefinite plural)
qershitë (accusative definite plural)
qershie (dative indefinite singular)
qershisë (dative definite singular)
qershive (dative indefinite plural)
qershive (dative definite plural)
qershie (ablative indefinite singular)
qershisë (ablative definite singular)
qershish (ablative indefinite plural)
qershive (ablative definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”). Alternatively possibly partly through a Vulgar Latin and Late Latin intermediate ceresia < ceresium, from the same Greek root. Compare Romanian cireașă, Aromanian cireashi.


pjepër

sq-noun

pjepër m (plural pjepra, definite pjepri, definite plural pjeprat)

pjepra (plural)
pjepri (definite)
pjeprat (definite plural)

From earlier pjepënë, either from Latin pepō, peponem through Vulgar Latin *pepinem or directly from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”). Compare also Romanian pepene, Aromanian piponj, peapini.

Cucumis sativus
Cucumis sativus#Translingual


kukutë

kukutë f (plural kukúta, definite kukúta, definite plural kukútat)

kukúta (plural)
kukúta (definite)
kukútat (definite plural)
kukutë (indefinite nominative singular)
kukuta (definite nominative singular)
kukuta (indefinite nominative plural)
kukutat (definite nominative plural)
kukutë (accusative indefinite singular)
kukutën (accusative definite singular)
kukuta (accusative indefinite plural)
kukutat (accusative definite plural)
kukute (dative indefinite singular)
kukutës (dative definite singular)
kukutave (dative indefinite plural)
kukutave (dative definite plural)
kukute (ablative indefinite singular)
kukutës (ablative definite singular)
kukutash (ablative indefinite plural)
kukutave (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from a Vulgar Latin *cucūta, from Latin cicūta. Also possibly from a local Eastern Romance language intermediate; compare Romanian cucută, Aromanian cucutã, with close similarity of pronunciation.


gështenjë

gështenjë f (plural gështenja, definite gështenja, definite plural gështenjat)

gështenja (plural)
gështenja (definite)
gështenjat (definite plural)

/ɡəʃˈtɛːɲ(ə)/

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia). Compare Aromanian cãstãnji.

Castanea sativa
Castanea sativa#Translingual


dredhëz

dredhëz f (plural dredhëza, definite dredhëza, definite plural dredhëzat)

dredhëza (plural)
dredhëza (definite)
dredhëzat (definite plural)

Diminutive of dredhë using -ëz, merger of sing. *dradhë and pl. *dredh, from Proto-Albanian *dradzā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂ǵ-seh₂, from *dʰreh₂ǵ- (“berry”). Cognate with Sanskrit द्राक्षा (drā́kṣā), Latin frāgum. Alternatively from dredh (“twist”).

Fragaria vesca
Fragaria vesca#Translingual


drithë

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *driθ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrisdʰ- (“(kind of) cereals; barley”). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek κριθή (krithḗ, “barley”) and Old High German gersta (“barley”). Probably an old Wanderwort.


gogël

sq-noun

gogël f (plural gogla, definite gogla, definite plural goglat)

gogla (plural)
gogla (definite)
goglat (definite plural)
gogël (indefinite nominative singular)
gogla (definite nominative singular)
gogla (indefinite nominative plural)
goglat (definite nominative plural)
gogël (accusative indefinite singular)
goglën (accusative definite singular)
gogla (accusative indefinite plural)
goglat (accusative definite plural)
gogle (dative indefinite singular)
goglës (dative definite singular)
goglave (dative indefinite plural)
goglave (dative definite plural)
gogle (ablative indefinite singular)
goglës (ablative definite singular)
goglash (ablative indefinite plural)
goglave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *gāgul, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂-gʷl̥h₂ by reduplication, from *gʷelh₂- (“oak, acorn”). Cognate to Lithuanian gìlė (“acorn”).


thjerë

Ultimate origin is unknown. Possibly a Mediterranean Wanderwort. Orel reconstructs Proto-Albanian *tserā, which he relates to thërrmoj (“to crumble”) and thërrime (“crumb”). Moreover, Demiraj considers this word akin to Latin cicer (“chickpea”), Old Armenian սիսեռն (siseṙn, “chickpea”) and maybe Ancient Greek κριός (kriós, “a kind of chickpea”), from an Proto-Indo-European *(ḱi-)ḱer- (“pea”).

unknown

unknown


urth

sq-noun

urth m (plural urthe, definite urthi, definite plural urthet)

urthe (plural)
urthi (definite)
urthet (definite plural)
urth (indefinite nominative singular)
urthi (definite nominative singular)
urthe (indefinite nominative plural)
urthet (definite nominative plural)
urth (accusative indefinite singular)
urthin (accusative definite singular)
urthe (accusative indefinite plural)
urthet (accusative definite plural)
urthi (dative indefinite singular)
urthit (dative definite singular)
urtheve (dative indefinite plural)
urtheve (dative definite plural)
urthi (ablative indefinite singular)
urthit (ablative definite singular)
urthesh (ablative indefinite plural)
urtheve (ablative definite plural)

With dialectal devoicing of -dh-, from dialectal urdh, masculinized from dialectal urdhë, from Proto-Albanian *wurdā, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰo (“sweetbriar”). Compare dialectal Norwegian erre, orr (“bush”), Latin rubus (“bramble”), Persian گل (gol, “flower”)).


bresë

bresë f (plural bresa, definite bresa, definite plural bresat)

bresa (plural)
bresa (definite)
bresat (definite plural)
bresë (indefinite nominative singular)
bresa (definite nominative singular)
bresa (indefinite nominative plural)
bresat (definite nominative plural)
bresë (accusative indefinite singular)
bresën (accusative definite singular)
bresa (accusative indefinite plural)
bresat (accusative definite plural)
breseje (dative indefinite singular)
bresës (dative definite singular)
bresave (dative indefinite plural)
bresave (dative definite plural)
breseje (ablative indefinite singular)
bresës (ablative definite singular)
bresash (ablative indefinite plural)
bresave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to rub, scratch”).


radhiqe

sq-noun

radhiqe f (plural radhiqe, definite radhiqja, definite plural radhiqet)

radhiqe (plural)
radhiqja (definite)
radhiqet (definite plural)
radhiqe (indefinite nominative singular)
radhiqja (definite nominative singular)
radhiqe (indefinite nominative plural)
radhiqet (definite nominative plural)
radhiqe (accusative indefinite singular)
radhiqen (accusative definite singular)
radhiqe (accusative indefinite plural)
radhiqet (accusative definite plural)
radhiqeje (dative indefinite singular)
radhiqes (dative definite singular)
radhiqeve (dative indefinite plural)
radhiqeve (dative definite plural)
radhiqeje (ablative indefinite singular)
radhiqes (ablative definite singular)
radhiqesh (ablative indefinite plural)
radhiqeve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin radices (“root, herbs”), accusative and nominative plural of radix. Ultimately a doublet of rrënjë through the Proto-Indo-European root.


drënjë

From Proto-Albanian *draunjā, from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“tree; hard, strong, firm”). Compare Latin dūrus (“hard, rough”), Old English trum (“strong, firm”), Old Armenian տրամ (tram, “firm, solid”), and Ancient Greek δροόν (droón, “strong, mighty”).


dudë

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طوت (dut).


kumbull

sq-noun

kumbull f (plural kumbulla, definite kumbulla, definite plural kumbullat)

kumbulla (plural)
kumbulla (definite)
kumbullat (definite plural)
kumbull (indefinite nominative singular)
kumbulla (definite nominative singular)
kumbulla (indefinite nominative plural)
kumbullat (definite nominative plural)
kumbull (accusative indefinite singular)
kumbullën (accusative definite singular)
kumbulla (accusative indefinite plural)
kumbullat (accusative definite plural)
kumbulle (dative indefinite singular)
kumbullës (dative definite singular)
kumbullave (dative indefinite plural)
kumbullave (dative definite plural)
kumbulle (ablative indefinite singular)
kumbullës (ablative definite singular)
kumbullash (ablative indefinite plural)
kumbullave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *gem- (“to grab, grip; be full”). Close to Old English cumbol (“wound, swelling, lump, growth”), Lithuanian gùmulas (“clump, ball, tangle, knot”), Old Norse kumla (“squeeze”), Middle Irish gemel (“shackles, gyve, manacles, handcuff”). Similar formation to kungull and brumbull. Alternatively from Ancient Greek κοκκύμελον (kokkúmelon, “red apple”).

bor

Kumbullat e djeshme qenë fort të shijshme.

Prunus domestica
Prunus domestica#Translingual


kungull

sq-noun

kungull m (plural kunguj, definite kungulli, definite plural kungujt)

kunguj (plural)
kungulli (definite)
kungujt (definite plural)
kungull (indefinite nominative singular)
kungulli (definite nominative singular)
kunguj (indefinite nominative plural)
kungujt (definite nominative plural)
kungull (accusative indefinite singular)
kungullin (accusative definite singular)
kunguj (accusative indefinite plural)
kungujt (accusative definite plural)
kungulli (dative indefinite singular)
kungullit (dative definite singular)
kungujve (dative indefinite plural)
kungujve (dative definite plural)
kungulli (ablative indefinite singular)
kungullit (ablative definite singular)
kungujsh (ablative indefinite plural)
kungujve (ablative definite plural)

Possibly a devoiced variant of gungë + -ull, from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“lump”). Close to Lithuanian gungulỹs (“ball”), Old Norse kǫngull (“bundle of berries”), Ancient Greek γογγύλος (gongúlos, “round”), Latin conucla (“staff for holding flax, wool, etc.”). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *kunkula, similar to Lithuanian kunkulas (“bubble”).


grurë

sq-noun

grurë m (plural grura, definite gruri, definite plural grurërat)

grura (plural)
gruri (definite)
grurërat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *grunā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognate to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀna (Latvian žìrnis (“pea”), Old Church Slavonic зрьно (zrĭno)), Proto-Celtic *grānom (Old Irish grán, Breton greun), Proto-Germanic *kurną (Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽 (kaurn), English corn), Proto-Italic *grānom (Latin grānum), Persian خرمن (xarman, “grain”).

1994, Bibla, Diodati i Ri version, Albanian Bible Society, Deuteronomy 8:8:
Një vend me grurë dhe elb, me vreshta, me fiq dhe shegë, një vend me ullinj që japin vaj dhe me mjaltë;
A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land with olive trees that give both oil and honey;


mjedër

mjedër f (plural mjedra, definite mjedra, definite plural mjedrat)

mjedra (plural)
mjedra (definite)
mjedrat (definite plural)

From the more conservative variant mjedhër, from Proto-Albanian *mesdrā, presumably cognate with Lithuanian mẽdis (“tree; wood”) and Latvian mežs (“wood”); however, these are in fact from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”). On both semantic and phonetic grounds, one might also consider a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”).


dardhëz

sq-noun

dardhëz f (plural dardhëza, definite dardhëza, definite plural dardhëzat)

dardhëza (plural)
dardhëza (definite)
dardhëzat (definite plural)

(botany) musky pear (Pyrus communis var. sativa syn. of Pyrus communis)


dardhukël

dardhukël f (plural dardhukla, definite dardhukla, definite plural dardhuklat)

dardhukla (plural)
dardhukla (definite)
dardhuklat (definite plural)

From dardhë (“pear”) + -ukël (diminutive suffix).


thirqe

sq-noun

thirqe f (plural thirqe, definite thirka, definite plural thirqet)

thirqe (plural)
thirka (definite)
thirqet (definite plural)

Singularized plural of *thirk, derivative in *-ka of thjerë with Gheg-specific vowel change.


thekër

thekër f (plural thekra, definite thekra, definite plural thekrat)

thekra (plural)
thekra (definite)
thekrat (definite plural)

Secale cereale
Secale cereale#Translingual


trumzë

trumzë f (plural trumza, definite trumza, definite plural trumzat)

trumza (plural)
trumza (definite)
trumzat (definite plural)

Suffixed form of *trumë, metathesized form of *tumrë, *tumbrë, from Doric Greek θύμβρα (thúmbra, “Satureja hortensis”).


kastravec

sq-noun

kastravec m (plural kastraveca, definite kastraveci, definite plural kastravecat)

kastraveca (plural)
kastraveci (definite)
kastravecat (definite plural)

Metathesized from original krastavec, borrowed from Serbo-Croatian krȁstavac. Used concurrently with the older term trangull.


lerth

Ablaut variant of larth (“holly; ivy”), a diminutive in -th of lar (“laurel”).


trangull

trangull m (plural tranguj, definite trangulli, definite plural trangujt)

tranguj (plural)
trangulli (definite)
trangujt (definite plural)
trangull (indefinite nominative singular)
trangulli (definite nominative singular)
tranguj (indefinite nominative plural)
trangujt (definite nominative plural)
trangull (accusative indefinite singular)
trangullin (accusative definite singular)
tranguj (accusative indefinite plural)
trangujt (accusative definite plural)
trangulli (dative indefinite singular)
trangullit (dative definite singular)
trangujve (dative indefinite plural)
trangujve (dative definite plural)
trangulli (ablative indefinite singular)
trangullit (ablative definite singular)
trangujsh (ablative indefinite plural)
trangujve (ablative definite plural)

A devoiced variant of drang + -ull, with similar sense development like kungull; alternatively, from Ancient Greek τετράγγουρον (tetrángouron, “large cucumber”).

bor

τετράγγουρον


kepë

sq-noun

kepë f (plural kepë, definite kepa, definite plural kepët)

kepë (plural)
kepa (definite)
kepët (definite plural)


beshtë

beshtë f (plural beshta, definite beshta, definite plural beshtat)

beshta (plural)
beshta (definite)
beshtat (definite plural)

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) + -shtë. Compare Serbo-Croatian bel and Macedonian бел (bel).

Sambucus ebulus
Sambucus ebulus#Translingual


selino

selino f (plural selino, definite selinoja, definite plural selinotë)

selino (plural)
selinoja (definite)
selinotë (definite plural)

Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens#Translingual


sherp

sherp m (plural sherpa, definite sherpi, definite plural sherpat)

sherpa (plural)
sherpi (definite)
sherpat (definite plural)

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sirpe (“sliphium”), from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).

Angelica archangelica
Angelica archangelica#Translingual


majdanoz

From Ottoman Turkish معدنوز (maydanoz), from Arabic مَعْدُونِس (maʕdūnis), from Ancient Greek μακεδονήσιον (makedonḗsion, “Macedonian herb”).

der

μακεδονήσιον

Petroselinum crispum
Petroselinum crispum#Translingual


qimnon

From Greek κύμινον (kýminon, “cumin”), ultimately from Semitic.

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum#Translingual


grûnë

sq-noun

grûnë m (plural grûna, definite grûni, definite plural grûnët)

grûna (plural)
grûni (definite)
grûnët (definite plural)

Gheg form of Tosk Albanian grurë. See grurë for more.


fistik

From Ottoman Turkish فستق (fıstık), from Arabic فُسْتُق (fustuq).


magunë

magunë f (plural maguna, definite maguna, definite plural magunat)

maguna (plural)
maguna (definite)
magunat (definite plural)
magunë (indefinite nominative singular)
maguna (definite nominative singular)
maguna (indefinite nominative plural)
magunat (definite nominative plural)
magunë (accusative indefinite singular)
magunën (accusative definite singular)
maguna (accusative indefinite plural)
magunat (accusative definite plural)
maguneje (dative indefinite singular)
magunës (dative definite singular)
magunave (dative indefinite plural)
magunave (dative definite plural)
maguneje (ablative indefinite singular)
magunës (ablative definite singular)
magunash (ablative indefinite plural)
magunave (ablative definite plural)

From Byzantine Greek μαγγοῦνα (mangoûna), μαγκοῦνα (mankoûna), an obscure word, also found mingled with Latin cicūta as μαγγοῦτα (mangoûta), μαγκοῦτα (mankoûta).

Conium maculatum
Conium maculatum#Translingual


ferrëmanzë

ferrëmanzë f (plural ferrëmanza, definite ferrëmanza, definite plural ferrëmanzat)

ferrëmanza (plural)
ferrëmanza (definite)
ferrëmanzat (definite plural)
ferrëmanzë (indefinite nominative singular)
ferrëmanza (definite nominative singular)
ferrëmanza (indefinite nominative plural)
ferrëmanzat (definite nominative plural)
ferrëmanzë (accusative indefinite singular)
ferrëmanzën (accusative definite singular)
ferrëmanza (accusative indefinite plural)
ferrëmanzat (accusative definite plural)
ferrëmanzeje (dative indefinite singular)
ferrëmanzës (dative definite singular)
ferrëmanzave (dative indefinite plural)
ferrëmanzave (dative definite plural)
ferrëmanzeje (ablative indefinite singular)
ferrëmanzës (ablative definite singular)
ferrëmanzash (ablative indefinite plural)
ferrëmanzave (ablative definite plural)

From ferrë (“thorn”) + man (“mulberry”) + -zë (diminutive feminine suffix).


nerënxë

sq-noun

nerënxë m (plural nerënxa, definite nerënxa, definite plural nerënxat)

nerënxa (plural)
nerënxa (definite)
nerënxat (definite plural)
nerënxë (indefinite nominative singular)
nerënxa (definite nominative singular)
nerënxa (indefinite nominative plural)
nerënxat (definite nominative plural)
nerënxë (accusative indefinite singular)
nerënxën (accusative definite singular)
nerënxa (accusative indefinite plural)
nerënxat (accusative definite plural)
nerënxe (dative indefinite singular)
nerënxës (dative definite singular)
nerënxave (dative indefinite plural)
nerënxave (dative definite plural)
nerënxe (ablative indefinite singular)
nerënxës (ablative definite singular)
nerënxash (ablative indefinite plural)
nerënxave (ablative definite plural)

Either from Greek νεράντζι (nerántzi) or from Ottoman Turkish نارنج (narenc, narenç), both of which are in turn borrowed from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), which itself is borrowed from Persian نارنگ (nârang) and is ultimately derived from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”). Compare Hindi नारंगी (nāraṅgī), Spanish naranja, Serbo-Croatian naranča and English orange, all from the same source.


portokall

sq-noun

portokall m (plural portokaj, definite portokalli, definite plural portokajtë)

portokaj (plural)
portokalli (definite)
portokajtë (definite plural)
portokall (indefinite nominative singular)
portokalli (definite nominative singular)
portokaj (indefinite nominative plural)
portokajtë (definite nominative plural)
portokall (accusative indefinite singular)
portokallin (accusative definite singular)
portokaj (accusative indefinite plural)
portokajtë (accusative definite plural)
portokalli (dative indefinite singular)
portokallit (dative definite singular)
portokajve (dative indefinite plural)
portokajve (dative definite plural)
portokalli (ablative indefinite singular)
portokallit (ablative definite singular)
portokajsh (ablative indefinite plural)
portokajve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پورتقال (portokal), with /l/ forms from Greek πορτοκάλι (portokáli).

bor+

orange, sweet orange (Citrus × aurantium var. sinensis)