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vishnjë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a South Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *višьňa.[1] Compare Serbo-Croatian ви̏шња, Romanian vișină, Turkish vişne.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vishnjë f (plural vishnja, definite vishnja, definite plural vishnjat)

  1. sour cherry, agriot, morello cherry
  2. cherry syrup
  3. fine linen

Declension

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Declension of vishnjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vishnjë vishnja vishnja vishnjat
accusative vishnjën
dative vishnje vishnjës vishnjave vishnjave
ablative vishnjash

Adjective

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vishnjë

  1. (colloquial) cherry colour

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vishnje”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 509

Further reading

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  • “vishnjë”, 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
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “vishnje”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 558
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