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bjeshkë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Hypothesized to be derived from Latin *pastica, from pastus,[1] or from *bjershkë, a derivative of bie (to fall) (see pjeshkë < *pjershkë < Latin persica). The term could be the source or related to the oronym Beskidy.[2]

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Noun

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bjeshkë f (plural bjeshkë, definite bjeshka, definite plural bjeshkët)

  1. high mountain with summer pasture
  2. mountain pasture, upland pasture
  3. rocky, infertile land in rugged country

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 28
  2. ^ Çabej, E. (1976). Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Priština: Rilindja, page 68