bërshen

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • bërshe, bërshê (Gheg), bërshni, bërshnizë, bërshnis/z

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *eburusa, from Proto-Indo-European *eburisio (collective). Compare Old Irish ibar (“yew”)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəɾˈʃɛn/

Noun

bërshen m (indefinite plural bërshenj, definite singular bërsheni, definite plural bërshenjtë)

  1. (botany) English yew (Taxus baccata)
  2. (botany) stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima)

Synonyms
  • (yew, juniper): enjë
  • (yew): tis, urenjë
  • (stinking juniper): venjë e bardhë

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden 2000, pp.257
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