shurbë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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An early borrowing from Latin sorbus.[1] Synonym survë is from Greek σουρβιά (sourviá), itself also from Latin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shurbë f (plural shurba, definite shurba)

  1. (botany) service tree (Sorbus domestica)

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shurbë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 237