këpushë

Albanian

Etymology

From kap (to catch, grab) + -ushë.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈpuʃ(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: kë‧pushë (or) kë‧pu‧shë

Noun

këpushë f (indefinite plural këpusha, definite singular këpusha, definite plural këpushat)

  1. tick (a bug)

Declension

Synonyms

Hyponyms

  • këpushë e hardhisë ‘gape leaf blister mite’ (Eriophyes vitis)

References

  1. Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 179.
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