rrobull

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === robull, rrubull — dialectal === Etymology === Borrowed from Vulgar Latin robur (“oak”). The ending may be either reanalysis as -ull or resonant dissimilation as also in Spanish roble, Sicilian rùvulu. The semantic shift towards “pine” may have been influenced by phonetic similarity with Proto-Slavic *borъ (“pine”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrobuɫ/ Rhymes: -obuɫ === Noun === rrobull m (plural rrobuj, definite rrobulli, definite plural rrobujt) Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) Synonyms: arti, arne i kuq, murë, pishë mali (dialectal) various species of oak (Quercus) Synonym: lis ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Aromanian: arobul → Greek: ρόμπολο (rómpolo) === References === “rróbu/ll,~lli”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 1709b Lloshi, Xhevat (2010), “rrobulli”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 290b Çabej, E. (2002), “rrobull”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes VI: N–Rr, Tirana: Akademia et Shkencave e Republikës Popullore të Shqipërisë, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dhe i Letërsisë, page 332ab Mann, S. E. (1948), “rróbull”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 440b Orel, Vladimir (1998), “rrobull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 388