bërthamë

Albanian

Etymology

A compound of bërth, a variant of bathë +‎ amë (“mother”), literally conveying the meaning of 'mother of the fruit'.[1]

Noun

bërthamë f (plural berthama, definite berthama, definite plural berthamat)

  1. seed, core, nucleus

Declension
Declension of bërthamë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative bërthamë berthama berthama berthamat
accusative bërthamën
dative berthame berthamave bërthamës berthamavet
ablative berthamash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bërthamë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
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