A false etymology connects the name Priština with the Serbian word ''prišt'' (пришт), meaning 'ulcer' or 'tumour', referring to its 'boiling'. However, this explanation cannot be correct, as Slavic place names ending in ''-ina'' corresponding either or both to an adjective or the name of an inhabitant lacking this suffix are built from personal names or denote a person and never derive, in these conditions, from common nouns (SNOJ 2007: ''loc. cit.''). The inhabitants of this city call themselves ''Prishtinali'' in local Gheg Albanian or ''Prištevci'' (Приштевци) in the local Serbian dialect.