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boronicë

Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian borovnica, with the regular -vn- > -n- change.[1][2] Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *borovъka, a derivative of *borъ (“pine tree”), see Serbo-Croatian bor (“pine”). Compare Macedonian боровница (borovnica, “blueberry”) and боровинка (borovinka), as well as Polish borówka (“blueberry”).

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Noun

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boronicë f (plural boronica, definite boronica, definite plural boronicat)

  1. (botany) blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “boronicë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 236
  2. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “boronicë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 106-107
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