vidh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wīdza, from Proto-Indo-European *winǵos (compare Lithuanian vìnkšna, Polish wiąz), variant of *wiǵo (compare English wych elm, Northern Kurdish bizî). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *widʰu-, in which case it could be linked with Old Dutch widu, Old Norse viðr (Danish and Swedish ved).

Noun

vidh m (plural vidha, definite vidhi, definite plural vidhat)

  1. English elm (Ulmus procera)
  2. European nettle tree, hackberry (Celtis australis)

Declension
Declension of vidh
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative vidh vidha vidhi vidhat
accusative vidhin
dative vidhi vidhave vidhit vidhavet
ablative vidhash

Synonyms
  • (hackberry): carac, vidhëz

Derived terms
  • vidhëz, vidhishtë, vidhore

References
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vidh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 507
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