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buzë

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See also: buze

Albanian

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Etymology

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From archaic and now chiefly dialectal (Arbëresh) budhë +‎ -zë (collective suffix), from Proto-Albanian *budzā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (bottom); compare Lithuanian budė̃ (tree-fungus), bùdė (whetstone),[1] Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna), Ancient Greek πυθμήν (puthmḗn, bottom), Latin fundus (bottom, piece of land, farm). Lent Romanian buză.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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búzë f (plural búzë, definite búza, definite plural búzët)

  1. (anatomy) lip
    Synonyms: grykë, pipëz
  2. edge, rim, side
    Synonyms: zgrip, anë, vijë, kufi, breg
  3. beginning (of an event/time)
    Synonym: prag
  4. (zoology, botany, medicine) limb
    Synonym: gjymtyrë

Declension

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búzë f (plural búza, definite búza, definite plural búzat)

  1. (in the plural) abyss; sharp rock(s)
    Synonyms: humnerë, greminë, hon, ferri

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: buză

Preposition

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búzë (+)

  1. nigh, to/at the side of
    Synonyms: pranë, anës
  2. on, to (onto); by; upon, at (some point) (terminal or associated with a location)
    Synonyms: pranë, afër, mbi, , nga, sipas, me, prej

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “buzë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 43

Further reading

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  • [1] noun búzë f. (def./sg. búza; indef./pl. búzë; def./pl. búzët) "lips, edge, side," etc. • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [2] (pl.) noun buz(at)/búz(at) f. "abyss" • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [3] preposition buzë/búzë & buza/búza • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
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