eshkë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin ēsca.[1][2][3]

Noun

eshkë f (definite eshka)

  1. amadou (Fomes fomentarius)
  2. punk; tinder
  3. charcoal (usually of heather wood) used in blacksmith’s forge
  4. (nonstandard) slag

Derived terms
  • eshkët, eshkore, eshkos

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891), “eškɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 97
  2. Miklosich, Franz (1871) Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, page 23
  3. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “eshkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 90
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