kastravec

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • kastravecë, karavec, karstavec, krastavec — dialectal

Etymology

Metathesized from original krastavec, borrowed from Serbo-Croatian krȁstavac.[1][2][3][4] Used concurrently with the older term trangull.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kastɾaˈvɛt͡s/

Noun

kastravec m (plural kastraveca, definite kastraveci, definite plural kastravecat)

  1. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Synonyms

References
  1. Svane, Gunnar (1992) Slavische Lehnwörter im Albanischen (Acta Iutlandica. Humanistische Reihe; 67) (in German), Åarhus: Aarhus University Press, →ISBN, page 132
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kastravec”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 173
  3. Omari, Anila (2012) “kastravec”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, pages 161-162
  4. Topalli, K. (2017) “kastravec”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 731
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