kulpër

Albanian

Alternative forms

kulp, kurp, kulb
Tosk: kurpër
Gheg: kulpën, kurpën
Arbëreshë: kurpël, kurpul
masculine declension: kulpër, -i (pl. -a)

Etymology

Singularized plural of dialectal kulp (“traveller's joy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkulpəɾ/
Rhymes: -pəɾ
Hyphenation: kúl‧për

Noun

kulpër f (plural kulpra, definite kulpra, definite plural kulprat)

(botany) clematis (Clematis)
(northwestern Gheg) wild clematis
(ethnography) children’s head garland of clematis worn to celebrate the start of spring
(dialectal) bryony
ivy
hop

Hyponyms

kulpër e bardhë, kulpër e egër (“traveller's joy”) (Clematis vitalba)
kulpër e butë (“fragrant clematis”) (Clematis flammula)
kulpër deti (“leafy caulerpa”) (Caulerpa prolifera)

Further reading

“kulpër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
“kulpër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Mann, S. E. (1948) “kulb”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 223

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