busull

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bussola ~ Venetan bùssoła. Doublet of pusullë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbusuɫ/
• Rhymes: -usuɫ

Noun

búsull f (plural busulla)

1. compass (for navigation)

   Synonym: kompas

2. (figurative) guide, leader

   Synonyms: udhërrëfyes, drejtues

Declension

Declension of busull

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	busull	busulla	busulla	busullat
accusative		busullën
dative	busulle	busullës	busullave	busullave
ablative			busullash

References

• “busull,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980, page 202b
• Dashi, Brunilda (2013), “bussola”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Rome: Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 105
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “búsullë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 44a

Further reading

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