flutur

Albanian

Etymology

Back-formation from fluturoj ‘to fly; go fast’.[1]

Adjective

flutur

  1. fast and agile
  2. moving lightly

Derived terms
  • fluturak, fluturushë

Adverb

flutur

  1. quickly

Noun

flutur f (indefinite plural flutura, definite singular flutura, definite plural fluturat)

  1. butterfly, moth
  2. liver fluke, sheep liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • fluturashkë, fluturore

References
  1. Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 101.
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