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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Late Latin mastichinus (“gummy”)[1] (compare Romanian mesteacăn (“birch”), Sicilian mastigona (“piney thistle”)), from Ancient Greek μαστίχινος (mastíkhinos), from μαστίχη (mastíkhē, “mastic”).
Noun
mështekër f (plural mështekra, definite mështekra, definite plural mështekrat)
- (botany) silver birch, European white birch (Betula pendula)
- Synonyms: baloshe, krahjetë
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2000). Concise Albanian Grammar. Page 56.