netull

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === nétullë netëll — Dibër, Mat, Krujë === Etymology === According to Lafe, most likely a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *metъla, whence also the Balkan Romance *metula. It has also been proposed to derive from a Venetian *netola (an otherwise unevidenced derivative of netar “to clean”). This, however, would not account for the Balkan Romance and Slavic forms. === Noun === nétull f (botany) plants like great mullein or heather, often used to make brooms (regional) broom Synonym: fshesë selvage (edge of fabric) === References === “netull”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980 Lafe, Genc. 2019. “Mbi (ri)përcaktimin e italianizmave në gjuhën shqipe”. In Basha, Eqrem (ed.), Studimet Albanistike në Itali. 383–406. Pristina: ASHAK. Newmark, Leonard (1999), “netull”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]