groshë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *goršь, derived from *gorxъ. The West Slavic development of *-or- may point towards a derivation from an extinct dialect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾoʃə/
• Rhymes: -oʃə
• Hyphenation: gró‧shë

Noun

groshë f (plural gróshë, definite grósha, definite plural gróshët) (botany)

1. bean

   Synonym: fasule

2. lentil

   Synonym: thjerrëz

3. (obsolete) pea

   Synonyms: bizele, rrillë

4. (obsolete) kidney bean

   Synonym: fasule e kuqe

5. (obsolete) pulse (plant)

Declension

Declension of groshë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	groshë	grosha	groshë	groshët
accusative		groshën
dative	groshe	groshës	groshëve	groshëve
ablative			groshësh

Derived terms

• groshem (“to become spotty”)
• groshëm (“spotty”)
• groshëz (“vetch, lentil”)
• groshilë (“vetchling, ergot, chick-pea”)
• groshull (“chick-pea”)

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• “groshë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “groshë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 135