vishnjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• vishnje — Gheg

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *višьňa. Compare Serbo-Croatian ви̏шња, Romanian vișină, Turkish vişne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviʃɳə/
• Rhymes: -ɳə
• Hyphenation: vísh‧një

Noun

vishnjë f (plural vishnja, definite vishnja, definite plural vishnjat)

1. sour cherry, agriot, morello cherry
2. cherry syrup
3. fine linen

Adjective

vishnjë

1. (colloquial) cherry colour

See also

• qershi

Further reading

• “vishnjë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “vishnjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “vishnje”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 558