mështekër

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

mështekër f (plural mështekra, definite mështekra, definite plural mështekrat)

  1. (botany) silver birch, European white birch (Betula pendula)
    Synonyms: baloshe, krahjetë

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2000). Concise Albanian Grammar. Page 56.