boronicë
Appearance
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian borovnica, with the regular -vn- > -n- change.[1][2] Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *borovъka, a derivative of *borъ (“pine tree”), see Serbo-Croatian bor (“pine”). Compare Macedonian боровница (borovnica, “blueberry”) and боровинка (borovinka), as well as Polish borówka (“blueberry”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]boronicë f (plural boronica, definite boronica, definite plural boronicat)
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “boronicë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 236
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “boronicë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe [Albanian-Serbian Linguistic Relations] (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, →ISBN, pages 106-107