shkozë

Albanian

Etymology

From shkoj, literally described as a 'walking tree', with a similar sense development to bredh. Possibly cognate to Old English scaga (“bush”). Alternatively from *shkor- +‎ -zë, the former the base of shkorre and the latter a collective suffix. More at shkorre.

Noun

shkozë f (plural shkoza, definite shkoza, definite plural shkozat)

1. hornbeam

Hyponyms

• shkozë e bardhë, shkozëbardhë (“European hornbeam”) (Carpinus betulus)
• shkozë e zezë, shkozëzezë, shkozë e keqe (“oriental hornbeam”) (Carpinus orientalis)

Derived terms

• shkozet (Gheg), shkozishtë

Related terms

• shkorre
• shkoj

Further reading

• “shkozë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980