bregcë

Albanian

Etymology

Likely from breg (“shore”) +‎ -cë, due to its habit to nest near river shores.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾekt͡sə/
  • Rhymes: -ekt͡sə

Noun

bregcë f (plural bregca)

  1. bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
    Synonyms: babil, brojcë, gargull, grikëll, peligorgë, zarigogë

References
  • “bregcë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 172b
  • Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 81
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “bregcë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 36a
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