shurbë

Albanian

Etymology

An early borrowing from Latin sorbus.[1] Synonym survë is from Greek σουρβιά (sourviá), itself also from Latin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃuːɾb/

Noun

shurbë f (plural shurba, definite shurba)

  1. (botany) service tree (Sorbus domestica)

Synonyms

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “shurbë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 237
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