vorbull

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Apocope of variant vorbullë, diminutive of vorbë.[1]

Noun

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vorbull f (plural vorbulla, definite vorbulla, definite plural vorbullat)

  1. whirlpool, eddy
  2. whirlwind
  3. (figurative) powerful wave that carries one along

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 425