buzë

See also: buze

Albanian

Etymology

From archaic and now chiefly dialectal (Arbëresh) budhë +‎ -zë (collective suffix), from Proto-Albanian *budzā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom”); compare Lithuanian budė̃ (“tree-fungus”), bùdė (“whetstone”), Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna), Ancient Greek πυθμήν (puthmḗn, “bottom”), Latin fundus (“bottom, piece of land, farm”). Lent Romanian buză.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buzə/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /buːz/ (Gheg)

Noun

búzë f (plural búzë, definite búza, definite plural búzët)

1. (anatomy) lip

   Synonyms: grykë, pipëz

2. (zoology, veterinary medicine) muzzle, snout
3. edge, rim, side

   Synonyms: zgrip, anë, vijë, kufi, breg

4. beginning (of an event/time)

   Synonym: prag

5. cliff

   Synonym: shkëmb

6. (in the plural) rocky chasm, (rocky) cliffs; sharp rock(s), boulders

   Synonyms: humnerë, greminë, hon, ferri

Declension

Declension of buzë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	buzë	buza	buzë	buzët
accusative		buzën
dative	buze	buzës	buzëve	buzëve
ablative			buzësh

Descendants

• Romanian: buză

Preposition

búzë (+)

1. nigh, to/at the side of

   Synonyms: pranë, anës

2. on, to (onto); by; upon, at (some point) (terminal or associated with a location)

   Synonyms: pranë, afër, mbi, në, nga, sipas, me, prej

Derived terms

• buzaç m, buzaçe f
• buzak m, buzake f
• buzas
• buzagaz m, buzagaze f
• buzel m, buzele f
• buzëhelm
• buzëhollë
• buzëkuq m, buzëkuqe f
• buzëkuti f
• buzël f
• buzëqesh, buzëqeshje f, buzëqeshur
• buzëtrashë
• buzëvarur
• buzëvrer
• buzëz f
• buzhel m, buzhele f
• buzhelë f
• buzinë
• buzm m
• buzo f
• buzor m, buzore f
• buzhel m, buzhele f
• buzhelë f
• gërbuz, gërbuzem, gërbuzje f, gërbuzur
• mbuz, mbuzem, mbuzje f, mbuzur
• përbuz, përbuzem, përbuzje f, përbuzur, përbuzshëm m, përbuzshme f

Further reading

• [1] noun búzë f. (def./sg. búza; indef./pl. búzë; def./pl. búzët) "lips, edge, side," etc. • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
• [2] (pl.) noun buz(at)/búz(at) f. "abyss" • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
• [3] preposition buzë/búzë & buza/búza • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)