bunacë

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === bonacë — dialectal === Etymology === Borrowed from Venetan bonazza. The meaning “darkness” comes from contamination of natë (“night”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buˈnat͡sə/ Rhymes: -at͡sə === Noun === bunacë f (uncountable) lull, dead calm, calm sea Antonym: burë stagnant water; marsh Synonym: ligatinë darkness at night or when it's cloudy Synonym: errësirë (figurative) peacefulness, tranquility; standstill Synonyms: qetësi; amulli === Adjective === bunacë (invariable) very dark, pitch-black Synonyms: i errët, i zi === References === “bunác/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 197b Dashi, B. (2013), “bonazza”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 100 Mann, S. E. (1948), “bunacë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 42b === Further reading === “bunacë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006