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Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *eburusa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ebʰros. Compare Proto-Celtic *eburos (“id”), German Eberesche (“rowan”). Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *eburos
Pronunciation
Noun
bërshen m (plural bërshenj, definite bërsheni, definite plural bërshenjtë)
- English yew (Taxus baccata)
- Synonyms: enjë, tis, urenjë
- stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima)
- Synonym: venjë ë bardhë
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 257
- ^ Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.