arrç

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From ari (“bear”). For sense development compare Russian медве́дка (medvédka, “mole cricket”), from медве́дь (medvédʹ, “bear”).[1]

Noun

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arrç m (plural arrça, definite arrçi, definite plural arrçat)

  1. (entomology) mole cricket (Gryllotalpidae family)
    Synonyms: bushtërz, dosëz, dosëz e dheut, këlysh dheu
  2. (entomology) cockchafer (Melolontha vulgaris)
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Etymology 2

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From arrë (“walnut; tonsil”).[2]

Noun

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arrç m (plural arrça, definite arrçi, definite plural arrçat)

  1. (botany, originally Tosk) buckthorn (Rhamnus)
    Synonyms: pjerëz, shurrëpelë
  2. (anatomy) axis, epistropheus
    Synonyms: aks (technical), arrëz
  3. (anatomy) Adam's apple
    Synonyms: arrëz, mollë e Adamit
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “arrç”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 10
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “arrç”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 10

Further reading

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  • “arrç”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • “arrç”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “arç”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 10
  • Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 80
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