arrç

Albanian

Etymology 1

From ari 'bear'. For sense development compare Russian медве́дка (medvédka, “mole cricket”), from медве́дь (medvédʹ, “bear”)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /art͡ʃ/

Noun

arrç f (indefinite plural arrça, definite singular arrçi, definite plural arrçat)

  1. cricket

Etymology 2

From arrë (“walnut”)[2].

Alternative forms
  • shurrëpelë
  • pjerëz

Noun

arrç f (indefinite plural arrça, definite singular arrçi, definite plural arrçat)

  1. (botany) buckthorn (Rhamnus)

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p. 10
  2. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p. 10
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