bërshen

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Albanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *eburusa,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ebʰros. Compare Proto-Celtic *eburos (“id”), German Eberesche (“rowan”). Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *eburos[2]

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Noun[edit]

bërshen m (plural bërshenj, definite bërsheni, definite plural bërshenjtë)

  1. English yew (Taxus baccata)
    Synonyms: enjë, tis, urenjë
  2. stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima)
    Synonym: venjë ë bardhë

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 257
  2. ^ Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.
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