kalibobë

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word kalibobë. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word kalibobë, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say kalibobë in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word kalibobë you have here. The definition of the word kalibobë will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofkalibobë, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Orel, from an unattested Proto-Slavic *kalibobъ, compound of *kaliti + *bobъ.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaliˈbobə/
  • Rhymes: -obə
  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧bó‧bë

Noun

kalibobë f (plural kaliboba, definite kaliboba, definite plural kalibobat) (botany)

  1. lote, hackberry (Celtis), usually more specifically the European nettle tree (Celtis australis)
    Synonyms: vidhëz, carac, fojletë, çerçem, bobol

Declension

Declension of kalibobë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kalibobë kaliboba kaliboba kalibobat
accusative kalibobën
dative kalibobe kalibobës kalibobave kalibobave
ablative kalibobash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kalibobë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 166

Further reading

  • “kalibobë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (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
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia