Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From bollë (rat snake, boa) +‎ ujë (water) +‎ -ëse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boˈɫujəse/
  • Rhymes: -əse
  • Hyphenation: bo‧llú‧jë‧se

Noun

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bollujëse f (plural bollújëse, definite bollújësja, definite plural bollújëset)

  1. (zoology) grass snake (Natrix natrix)
    Synonym: bollë uji

Further reading

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  • “bollujëse”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • bollujëse”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “bollë [] ujse”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 33