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rrushkull

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *rūsculus (compare dialectal Italian ruschio, Istriot rùscolo, Friulian rùscli), diminutive of Latin rūscum (whence rushk).

Noun

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rrushkull m (plural rrushkuj, definite rrushkulli, definite plural rrushkujt)

  1. (botany) butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
    Synonyms: rushk, mret i egër, therpelë, përce, përcëllak
  2. (botany) silkvine (Periploca graeca)
    Synonyms: therpelë, shtalbës, lëvarëse
  3. (ornithology) nightingale
    Synonyms: bilbil, kajgash, qelëndryshe

Further reading

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  • “rrushkull”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • rrushkull”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006