arç
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arç m (definite arçi)
- (anatomy) axis, epistropheus, nape
- cockchafer (Melolontha vulgaris)
- mole cricket (Gryllotalpidae family)
- (Tosk) a species of tree used in medicine
References edit
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “arç”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 10
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *artea or *artius. Compare Navarro-Aragonese arto (“blackthorn”) and Asturian artu (“bramble”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arç m (plural arços)
- a name given to various species of flowering shrubs including the hawthorn, the sea-buckthorn, and the European teatree
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Further reading edit
- “arç” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.