peligorgë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- pelëgorkë — dialectal
Etymology
Compare Romanian prigorie (“bee-eater”). Likely contaminated by gorgë (“cave, pit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peliˈɡoɾɡə/
- Rhymes: -oɾɡə
Noun
peligorgë f (plural peligorga)
- bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
- Synonym: bregcë
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | peligorgë | peligorga | peligorga | peligorgat |
| accusative | peligorgën | |||
| dative | peligorge | peligorgës | peligorgave | peligorgave |
| ablative | peligorgash | |||
References
- “peligórg/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980, page 1396a
- Dhora, Dhimitër (2008), Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 81
- Mann, S. E. (1948), “pelë […] -gorkë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 359a
Further reading
- “peligorgë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006