hutë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• utë

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ὦτος (ôtos) or its descendant Latin ōtus.

Noun

hutë f (plural huta, definite huta, definite plural hutat)

1. vulture

   Synonyms: shkabë, karbë, gabonjë, gogol, gjyp, stërvinar, coftinar, hardhuzhinë

2. Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

   Synonyms: mjellbardhë, kali i qyqes

3. female owl
4. (figurative) foolish woman, dolt
5. sheep with very long ears

Hyponyms

• huta e bardhë (“Egyptian vulture”)

Noun

hutë f (plural huta, definite huta, definite plural hutat)

1. (archaic) gun, rifle, musket

See also

• hut

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• “hutë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “hut-ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 301