fushë

See also: fúshè

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin fossa (“ditch, moat”).[1] However, Çabej identifies it as an inherited word from Proto-Albanian *pl̥thu̯iām.[2][3] Matasevic claims it has no known etymology.[4]

Noun

fushë f (plural fusha, definite fusha, definite plural fushat)

  1. (geography) field
  2. (geography) plain, flatland
  3. (by extension) area of activity or interest

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fushë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 106–7
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fushë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 107
  3. Begzad Baliu: Pikëpamjet e profesor Çabejt për veprën gjuhësore të Gustav Majerit, Zemra Shqiptare, 09.12.2021
  4. Matasevic, R. (2019). A grammatical sketch of Albanian for students of Indo-European. Zadar.

Further reading
  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “campus — fusce, oò livaξ”
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