vardua

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • vardue, vardû, verdû Gheg

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian verdone ~ Venetian verdón.

Noun

vardua m (plural vardonj, definite vardoi)

  1. greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
    Synonym: afçë (dialectal)

References

  • “vard/úa,~oi”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2111a
  • Dashi, B. (2013) “verdone”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 445
  • Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “vardoi”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 350a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “vardue”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 545b
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “vardûu”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 169a
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