rrush

Albanian

rrush

Etymology

• From Proto-Albanian *rāguša, from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥h₂gós (“berry”), oblique of *sróh₂gs (compare Ancient Greek ῥώξ (rhṓx, “grape”), Latin frāgum (“strawberry”)).

• From Proto-Albanian *rušša-, from Ancient Greek ῥώξ (rhṓx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ruʃ]

Noun

rrush m (definite rrushi)

1. grape (Vitis vinifera)
2. dear; term of endearment

Declension

Declension of rrush

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	rrush	rrushi
accusative		rrushin
dative/ablative	rrushi	rrushit

Hyponyms

• rrush frëngu, rrush toke, rrush venetiku (“gooseberry”) (Ribes uva-crispa)
• rrush gjarpi (“black bryony”) (Dioscorea communis, syn. Tamus communis)
• rrush i bardhë (“green grape”)
• rrush i egër, rrush gardhi, rrush lepuri (“wild grape”) (Vitis sylvestris)
• rrush i thatë (“raisin”)
• rrush i zi (“purple grape”)
• rrush mace (“rock currant”) (Ribes petraeum Wulf)
• rrush mali (“bilberry, whortleberry”) (Vaccinum myrtillus)
• rrush mandakuq, rrush me erë, rrush qelbës (“fox grape”) (Vitis labrusca)
• rrush pule (“wild strawberry”) (Fragaria vesca)
• rrush qeni (“whitebeam”) (Aria edulis, syn. Sorbus aria)
• rrush thëllëze (“daphne”) (Daphne oleoides)

Further reading

• “rrush”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026