bjeshkë
Appearance
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bjeshkë f (plural bjeshkë, definite bjeshka, definite plural bjeshkët)
- high mountain with summer pasture
- mountain pasture, upland pasture
- rocky, infertile land in rugged country
Declension
[edit]Declension of bjeshkë
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 28
- ^ Çabej, E. (1976). Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Priština: Rilindja, page 68