vishnjë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *višьňa.[1] Compare Serbo-Croatian ви̏шња, Romanian vișină, Turkish vişne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviʃɳə/
  • Rhymes: -ɳə
  • Hyphenation: vísh‧një

Noun

vishnjë f (plural vishnja, definite vishnja, definite plural vishnjat)

  1. sour cherry, agriot, morello cherry
  2. cherry syrup
  3. fine linen

Declension

Adjective

vishnjë

  1. (colloquial) cherry colour

See also

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vishnje”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 509

Further reading

  • “vishnjë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • vishnjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “vishnje”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 558