fugë

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuɡə/
• Rhymes: -uɡə

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian fȕga／фу̏га, the Montenegrin form of vȕga／ву̏га (“oriole”).

Noun

fugë f (plural fuga)

1. female equivalent of beng. golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

   Synonyms: beng, fikës

2. (dialectal) fig-eater (Curruca or Sylvia hortensis)

   Synonym: bilbilth këngëtar

3. (dialectal) goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

   Synonym: kryeartëz

4. (figurative) small, fat and clumsy girl

References

• “fúg/ë,~a i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 514b
• Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “fuga I”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 101
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “fugë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 117b
• Meyer, G. (1891) “fugɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 113

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Venetian fogo (“fire”).

Noun

fugë f (plural fuga)

1. flame

   Synonyms: zjarr, flakë

2. great heat

   Synonyms: vapë, të nxehtë

3. (colloquial) burst, surge, dash

   Synonyms: hov, vrull

References

• “fúg/ë,~a ii”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980, page 514b
• Dashi, B. (2013) “fogo”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 211
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “fugë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 117b

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

fugë f (plural fuga)

1. spinning top

   Synonym: verrle

2. children's toy consisting of a piece of plank held with a rope to a side and made to rotate in the air (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
3. rattle

   Synonym: rrake

4. (technical) round part of a mechanism that rotates around its axis

   Synonym: çikrik

References

• “fúg/ë,~a iv”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[3] (in Albanian), 1980, page 514b
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “fugë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 117b

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Italian fuga. For sense 3 compare its taxonomic name Gyrinus, from Latin gȳrus (“circular motion”), as well as French tourniquet, English whirligig, German Taumelkäfer.

Noun

fugë f (plural fuga) (regional)

1. act of running, hurrying

   Synonyms: vrap, fugim

2. whirlpool; whirlwind

   Synonyms: shtjellë, vorbull

4. common whirligig beetle (Gyrinus natator)

Derived terms

• fugoj

 

Adverb

fugë (regional)

1. immediately, very fast

   Synonyms: menjëherë, fluturimthi, shpejt

References

• “fúg/ë,~a iii”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[4] (in Albanian), 1980, page 514b
• Dashi, B. (2013) “fuga”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 218
• Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “fuga II”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 101a

Etymology 5

Internationalism, compare Italian fuga, French fugue, German Fuge.

Noun

fugë f

1. (music) fugue

References

• Dashi, B. (2013) “fuga”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 218
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “fugë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 117b
• “фуга” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Etymology 6

Compare German Fuge, Serbo-Croatian fúga／фу́га.

Alternative forms

• fukë

Noun

fugë f (masonry slang)

1. space between tiles

References

• Dashi, B. (2013) “fuga”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 218