bunacë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• bonacë — dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan bonazza. The meaning “darkness” comes from contamination of natë (“night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈnat͡sə/
• Rhymes: -at͡sə

Noun

bunacë f (uncountable)

1. lull, dead calm, calm sea

   Antonym: burë

2. stagnant water; marsh

   Synonym: ligatinë

3. darkness at night or when it's cloudy

   Synonym: errësirë

4. (figurative) peacefulness, tranquility; standstill

   Synonyms: qetësi; amulli

Adjective

bunacë (invariable)

1. very dark, pitch-black

   Synonyms: i errët, i zi

References

• “bunác/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980, page 197b
• Dashi, B. (2013) “bonazza”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 100
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “bunacë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 42b