molivë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μολύβι (molývi).[1]

Noun

molivë f (plural moliva, definite moliva)

  1. (dialectal) pencil
    Synonyms: laps, kalem

References
  1. Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “молив”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 215

Further reading
  • O. Buchholz, W. Fiedler, et al. (2000) “molivë”, in Langenscheidts Handwörterbuch Albanisch (in German), 1 edition, →ISBN, page 300
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “*molivë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
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