bunacë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan bonazza. The meaning “darkness” comes from contamination of natë (“night”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bunacë f (uncountable)

  1. lull, dead calm, calm sea
    Antonym: burë
  2. stagnant water; marsh
    Synonym: ligatinë
  3. darkness at night or when it's cloudy
    Synonym: errësirë
  4. (figurative) peacefulness, tranquility; standstill
    Synonyms: qetësi; amulli

Adjective

bunacë (invariable)

  1. very dark, pitch-black
    Synonyms: i errët, i zi

References

  • “bunác/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 197b
  • Dashi, B. (2013) “bonazza”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 100
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “bunacë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 42b
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