Bunë

bune Albanian river Q372490 Alternative forms sq Buenë archaic sq Bujanë Tosk archaic sq Bojanë rare proscribed Etymology The origin of the hydronym boasts a good amount of discussion due to its historical importance to Albania. Attested as la Boiana (1396), la Buena (1406), gml Buyona (1497), it Baiana (1515) as well as modern sh Bojana//Бојана, and in antiquity as la Barbanna.sq Elsie:Hydronimica 7 Çabej derives it from sq boenë river flood standard and Shkodër, sq buenë stream, brook Dukagjin, sq bujenë deep pool of water in a river Malësi e Madhe, sq bujanë deep place in a river standard and Cham, sq bujan pond alimented by the water of a spring Piqeras, all of which may be a derivation of sq ujë prefixed with sq mbi, hence a formation parallel to sq mbujak which is under water.sq SEFSH buenë 2 346f. The river is known to have changed its course multiple times in history and have caused numerous floods, and although the riverbed is now partly flanked with dams, the area of the Shirgj Church Church of Saint Sergius, located right on the bank of the river, is still occasionally flooded.sq Ožujski Živkov:2020 593 Jokl, as many others citing him, considers it a borrowing from local provincial la Barbanna, assuming a preform la *Báuanna after dissimilation of the la r before preceding la nn and stress shift, which also happened in sq Durrës.sq Jokl:1932 33–41 Pronunciation sq /ˈbunə/ sq unə 2 sq [ˈbũːn] Shkodër Proper noun f Buna sq river c/Albania and c/Montenegro Buna sq w:Pjetër Bogdani w:Cuneus Prophetarum NT 1.3.5 12 1685 Drini, e Buena, cur dalenè jasctè Brigietscit se tȣnè giξξehere ezine, e janè mate turbuλa Drini e Buena kur dalenë jashtë brigjetshit së tynë gjithëherë ecinë e janë ma të turbulla The Drin and the Buna, when they leave their shores always flow and are more turbid Declension Bun References Further reading Lumi i Bunës sq