shkozë

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From shkoj, literally described as a 'walking tree', with a similar sense development to bredh.^[1] Possibly cognate to Old English scaga (“bush”). Alternatively from *shkor- +‎ -zë, the former the base of shkorre and the latter a collective suffix. More at shkorre.

Noun edit

shkozë f (plural shkoza, definite shkoza, definite plural shkozat)

hornbeam

Hyponyms edit

shkozë e bardhë, shkozëbardhë (“European hornbeam”) (Carpinus betulus)
shkozë e zezë, shkozëzezë, shkozë e keqe (“oriental hornbeam”) (Carpinus orientalis)

Derived terms edit

shkozet (Gheg), shkozishtë

Related terms edit

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shkozë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 442

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shkozë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 442

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