šunobelė
Appearance
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a Proto-Indo-European plant name, compound of *ḱwṓ, *ḱun- (“dog”) and *h₂ébōl (“apple”), whence respectively Lithuanian šuo and obuolỹs, also found in Dacian κινούβοιλα (kinoúboila) and Thracian sinupyla, dinupula (“bryony”).[1] Orel disputedly further connects this to Albanian thënukël (“dogberry”).[2]
Noun
[edit]šùnobelė f (plural needs inflection) stress pattern 1 (botany)
- crabapple (Malus sylvestris)
- Synonym: miškinė obelis
- buckthorn (Rhamnus or Frangula)
- Synonym: šaltekšnis
- hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
- Synonym: grauželinė gudobelė
- blackthorn, sloe (Prunus spinosa)
- Synonym: dygioji slyva
Declension
[edit]This entry needs an inflection-table template.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “šunobelė”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024