kalibobë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]According to Orel, from an unattested Proto-Slavic *kalibobъ, compound of *kaliti + *bobъ.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kalibobë f (plural kaliboba, definite kaliboba, definite plural kalibobat) (botany)
- lote, hackberry (Celtis), usually more specifically the European nettle tree (Celtis australis)
Declension
[edit]Declension of kalibobë
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kalibobë | kaliboba | kaliboba | kalibobat |
| accusative | kalibobën | |||
| dative | kalibobe | kalibobës | kalibobave | kalibobave |
| ablative | kalibobash | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kalibobë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 166
Further reading
[edit]- “kalibobë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
- “kalibobë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “kalibobë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 176