gërbulë

Albanian

Etymology

From gërbë; related to Lithuanian garbùlis (“lock of hair”). More at gërbë.[1]

Noun

gërbulë f (plural gërbula, definite gërbula, definite plural gërbulat)

  1. (pathology) leprosy
    Synonym: lebër
  2. (colloquial) nonsense, poppycock

Declension
Declension of gërbulë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative gërbulë gërbula gërbula gërbulat
accusative gërbulën
dative gërbule gërbulave gërbulës gërbulavet
ablative gërbulash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërbulë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 113
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