manushaqe

See also: Manushaqe

Albanian

Alternative forms

• monushaqe, monosaqe — Sicily

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Armenian մանուշակ (manušak)bor.

Byzantine Greek μανουσιάκων (manousiákōn)

Greek μανουσάκι (manousáki)bor.

Albanian manushaqe

Borrowed from Greek μανουσάκι (manousáki), see there for more. Doublet of menekshe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manuˈʃace/
• Rhymes: -ace

Noun

manushaqe f (plural manushaqe, definite manushaqja, definite plural manushaqet)

1. violet (Viola, especially V. odorata)

   Synonyms: vjollcë, (regional) menekshe

   • 1854, Johann Georg von Hahn, Albanische Studien, volume 2, Jena, page 152:

     dόλλι τρε̰νdαφύλι ε λϳα μανουσ̈άκϳετε̰.

     [doli trëndafili e la manushaqetë.]

     the rose came out and left the violets (in the shade).

2. synonym of manushaqe e egër

Declension

Declension of manushaqe

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	manushaqe	manushaqja	manushaqe	manushaqet
accusative		manushaqen
dative	manushaqeje	manushaqes	manushaqeve	manushaqeve
ablative			manushaqesh

Derived terms

• bojëmanushaqe
• manushaqore

compounds

• manushaqe arave
• manushaqe blu
• manushaqe brinake
• manushaqe bubuleshe
• manushaqe digjythëshe
• manushaqe dylulëshe
• manushaqe e bardhë
• manushaqe e bukur
• manushaqe e egër
• manushaqe e pushëzuar
• manushaqe e rreme
• manushaqe e verdhë
• manushaqe fushave
• manushaqe kënete
• manushaqe mbrëmjeje
• manushaqe pëllëmbore
• manushaqe përroi
• manushaqe pylli
• manushaqe qeni
• manushaqe shumëvjeçare
• manushaqe tringjyrëshe
• manushaqe thuapule

Descendants

• → Aromanian: manushache

References

• FGJSSH (1980), page 1057b: “manusháq/e,~ja”
• Lloshi (2010), page 208b: “manushaqja”
• Bufli & Rocchi (2021), page 293: “manushaqe”
• Mann (1948), page 262b: “manushaqe”
• Meyer (1891), page 269: “menekše”