kumbull
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *gem- (“to grab, grip; be full”). Close to Old English cumbol (“wound, swelling, lump, growth”), Lithuanian gùmulas (“clump, ball, tangle, knot”), Old Norse kumla (“squeeze”), Middle Irish gemel (“shackles, gyve, manacles, handcuff”). Similar formation to kungull and brumbull. Alternatively from Ancient Greek κοκκύμελον (kokkúmelon, “red apple”).[1][2]
Noun edit
kumbull f (plural kumbulla, definite kumbulla, definite plural kumbullat)
- plum (Prunus domestica)
- Kumbullat e djeshme qenë fort të shijshme.
- Yesterdays plums were very tasty.
- (figurative) a healthy, beautiful woman
Declension edit
Declension of kumbull
| indefinite | definite | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | kumbull | kumbulla | kumbulla | kumbullat |
| accusative | kumbullën | |||
| dative | kumbulle | kumbullave | kumbullës | kumbullavet |
| ablative | kumbullash | |||
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kumbull”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 837
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kumbull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 204