shkumë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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An old loanword from Gothic *skūm- (“foam, scum”)[1] (compare German Schaum (“foam”), English scum) via Late Latin.

Noun

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shkumë f

  1. foam, scum

References

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  1. ^ Huld, M.E., 1994. Albanian zverk – Gothic *swairhs. Historische Sprachforschung/Historical Linguistics, 107(1. H), pp.165–171. Pages 167–8.
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