fustë

Albanian

Etymology 1

Compare Greek φούστα (foústa) and Romanian fustă.[1]

Noun

fustë f (plural fusta, definite fusta)

  1. wide skirt (for women)
    Synonym: fund
  2. internal shirt (for women)

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “fustán”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 115

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian fusta.[1]

Noun

fustë f (plural fusta, definite fusta)

  1. (archaic) a kind of fast warship

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “fustε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 115

Further reading
  • “fustë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 521
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