brushtull

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuʃtuɫ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *brustula, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrust- (compare Old Saxon brustian (“to sprout”), Russian брость (brostʹ, “buds (of a shrub)”), from the root *bʰrews- (“to swell, grow”). Ylli and Topalli have argued for a borrowing from Serbo-Croatian bljȗšt (“black bryony”), dialectal bljuštur (“yellow dock”), although this seems unlikely on phonetic grounds. Compare also Romanian brusture (“burdock”).

Alternative forms

• brushtullë, bruzhdull

Noun

brushtull f (plural brushtulla, definite brushtulla, definite plural brushtullat)

1. (botany) ivy (Hedera helix)

   Synonym: urth

Etymology 2

From Venetan brustola; cf. Greek μπρούστουλα (broústoula).

Noun

brushtull m (plural brushtuj, definite brushtulli, definite plural brushtujt)

1. heavily beaten sweet pastry made with wheat flour and butter
2. turnover made of cornflour and filled with vegetables

Declension

Declension of brushtull

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brushtull	brushtulli	brushtuj	brushtujt
accusative		brushtullin
dative	brushtulli	brushtullit	brushtujve	brushtujve
ablative			brushtujsh

Further reading

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