bolbë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from the otherwise unattested Proto-Slavic *bolьba derivative of *bolь.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɔːlb/

Noun

bolbë f (indefinite plural bolba, definite singular bolba, definite plural bolbat)

  1. disaster, sorrow, calamity
  2. quarrel

Synonyms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “bolbë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 31
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