rrushkull

Albanian

Alternative forms

• rushkull, rishkull

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *rūsculus (compare dialectal Italian ruschio, Istriot rùscolo, Friulian rùscli), diminutive of Latin rūscum (whence rushk).

Noun

rrushkull m (plural rrushkuj, definite rrushkulli, definite plural rrushkujt)

1. (botany) butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

   Synonyms: rushk, mret i egër, therpelë, përce, përcëllak

2. (botany) silkvine (Periploca graeca)

   Synonyms: therpelë, shtalbës, lëvarëse

3. (ornithology) nightingale

   Synonyms: bilbil, kajgash, qelëndryshe

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
• “rrushkull”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006