çandër

sq-noun

çandër f (plural çandra, definite çandra)

From Proto-Albanian *štšentra, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-r-om (compare Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), Old Armenian սանտր (santr), սանդր (sandr)) with s-mobile, from *ḱent- (“to prick; point”) (compare Latvian sīts (“hunting spear”), Old High German hantag (“pointy”)).


vorbull

vorbull f (plural vorbulla, definite vorbulla, definite plural vorbullat)

vorbulla (plural)
vorbulla (definite)
vorbullat (definite plural)
vorbull (indefinite nominative singular)
vorbulla (definite nominative singular)
vorbulla (indefinite nominative plural)
vorbullat (definite nominative plural)
vorbull (accusative indefinite singular)
vorbullën (accusative definite singular)
vorbulla (accusative indefinite plural)
vorbullat (accusative definite plural)
vorbulleje (dative indefinite singular)
vorbullës (dative definite singular)
vorbullave (dative indefinite plural)
vorbullave (dative definite plural)
vorbulleje (ablative indefinite singular)
vorbullës (ablative definite singular)
vorbullash (ablative indefinite plural)
vorbullave (ablative definite plural)

Apocope of variant vorbullë, diminutive of vorbë.

(figurative) powerful wave that carries one along


makth

makth m (plural makthe, definite makthi, definite plural makthet)

makthe (plural)
makthi (definite)
makthet (definite plural)
makth (indefinite nominative singular)
makthi (definite nominative singular)
makthër (indefinite nominative plural)
makthet (definite nominative plural)
makth (accusative indefinite singular)
makthin (accusative definite singular)
makthër (accusative indefinite plural)
makthet (accusative definite plural)
makthi (dative indefinite singular)
makthit (dative definite singular)
makthërve (dative indefinite plural)
makthërve (dative definite plural)
makthi (ablative indefinite singular)
makthit (ablative definite singular)
makthërish (ablative indefinite plural)
makthërve (ablative definite plural)

Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum#Translingual


makth

makthi (definite)
makth (indefinite nominative singular)
makthër (indefinite nominative plural)
makth (accusative indefinite singular)
-n (accusative definite singular)
makthër (accusative indefinite plural)
-t (dative definite singular)
makthërve (dative indefinite plural)
makthërve (dative definite plural)
-t (ablative definite singular)
makthërish (ablative indefinite plural)
makthërve (ablative definite plural)


makth

From variant mankth, from intensive prefix më- + ankth, from ang.


plasë

From Proto-Albanian *platśiā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (“to tear, rend”). More at plas.


gdhimë

From the participle stem Proto-Albanian *(gV-)dīm-, from gdhin.


ngjelmë

From Proto-Albanian * ̊śali(m)-, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ἅλιμος (hálimos, “of the sea, sea”). Enlargement with the prefix (a)n-. The root vowel points to umlaut, caused by -i- of the following syllable.


blerë

From Proto-Albanian *blōra, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰloh₁-r-os, from the root *bʰleh₁- (“blue, green, yellow”). Cognate to Latin flōrus (“golden yellow, reddish-yellow”) and Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, dark”). Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *blaros (“gray”), compare blár


rrëzë

sq-noun

rrëzë f (plural rrëza, definite rrëza, definite plural rrëzat)

rrëza (plural)
rrëza (definite)
rrëzat (definite plural)
rrëzë (indefinite nominative singular)
rrëza (definite nominative singular)
rrëza (indefinite nominative plural)
rrëzat (definite nominative plural)
rrëzë (accusative indefinite singular)
rrëzën (accusative definite singular)
rrëza (accusative indefinite plural)
rrëzat (accusative definite plural)
rrëzeje (dative indefinite singular)
rrëzës (dative definite singular)
rrëzave (dative indefinite plural)
rrëzave (dative definite plural)
rrëzeje (ablative indefinite singular)
rrëzës (ablative definite singular)
rrëzash (ablative indefinite plural)
rrëzave (ablative definite plural)

Denasalized variant of dialectal rrënzë, diminutive of rrënjë (“root”) in -zë.

(anatomy) place where an organ or limb is attached to the body


asht

asht m (plural eshtra, definite ashti, definite plural eshtrat)

eshtra (plural)
ashti (definite)
eshtrat (definite plural)
asht (indefinite nominative singular)
ashti (definite nominative singular)
eshtra (indefinite nominative plural)
eshtrat (definite nominative plural)
asht (accusative indefinite singular)
ashtin (accusative definite singular)
eshtra (accusative indefinite plural)
eshtrat (accusative definite plural)
ashti (dative indefinite singular)
ashtit (dative definite singular)
eshtrave (dative indefinite plural)
eshtrave (dative definite plural)
ashti (ablative indefinite singular)
ashtit (ablative definite singular)
eshtrash (ablative indefinite plural)
eshtrave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *aśt-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ost(h₂-), from root *h₂st(h₂-) (“bone”); *h₃ésth₁. Cognate to Sanskrit अस्थि (ásthi-, “bone”), Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon), Armenian ոսկոր (oskor).


darkë

darkë f (plural darka, definite darka, definite plural darkat)

darka (plural)
darka (definite)
darkat (definite plural)
darkë (indefinite nominative singular)
darka (definite nominative singular)
darka (indefinite nominative plural)
darkat (definite nominative plural)
darkë (accusative indefinite singular)
darkën (accusative definite singular)
darka (accusative indefinite plural)
darkat (accusative definite plural)
darkeje (dative indefinite singular)
darkës (dative definite singular)
darkave (dative indefinite plural)
darkave (dative definite plural)
darkeje (ablative indefinite singular)
darkës (ablative definite singular)
darkash (ablative indefinite plural)
darkave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *darkā, from Proto-Indo-European *dorkw-o-. Cognate to Ancient Greek δόρπον (dórpon, “supper, dinner; evening”). Has entered the declension of the feminine ā-stems. According to A. Lubotsky and M. de Vaan, considering the distribution of the term, both Greek and Albanian strongly suggest borrowings from an old Balkan substrate source.

cog

eve of Christmas or New Year, eve of wedding, eve of circumcision (synet)


dhëndërr

sq-noun

dhëndërr m (plural dhëndurrë, definite dhëndrri, definite plural dhëndurrët)

dhëndurrë (plural)
dhëndrri (definite)
dhëndurrët (definite plural)


kashër

kashër f (plural kashra, definite kashra, definite plural kashrat)

kashra (plural)
kashra (definite)
kashrat (definite plural)

Gheg; from Proto-Albanian *kalsarā, from *kalsa (“awn, ear of grain”) (modern kalli). More at kalli.


ëmë

ëmë f (plural ëma, definite ëma, definite plural ëmat)

ëma (plural)
ëma (definite)
ëmat (definite plural)
ëmë (indefinite nominative singular)
ëma (definite nominative singular)
ëma (indefinite nominative plural)
ëmat (definite nominative plural)
ëmë (accusative indefinite singular)
ëmën (accusative definite singular)
ëma (accusative indefinite plural)
ëmat (accusative definite plural)
ëmeje (dative indefinite singular)
ëmës (dative definite singular)
ëmave (dative indefinite plural)
ëmave (dative definite plural)
ëmeje (ablative indefinite singular)
ëmës (ablative definite singular)
ëmash (ablative indefinite plural)
ëmave (ablative definite plural)

Tosk variant of amë. From Proto-Albanian *am(m)ā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂em(m)-h₂ (compare Ancient Greek ἀμμά (ammá), Latin amma, Old High German amma). Cf. also archaic Romanian îmă.

E ëma e Skenderit është mësuese
Skender's mother is a techer


lerë

lerë f (plural lera, definite lera, definite plural lerat)

lera (plural)
lera (definite)
lerat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *laurā, from Proto-Indo-European *leu, etymologically identical with Lithuanian laure (“dirty person”).


kashtë

kashtë f (plural kashta, definite kashta)

From Proto-Albanian *kalstā, from *kalsa (“ear or spike of grain”) (modern kalli). More at kalli. Compare Sardinian càstia.


përrue

Gheg; from Old Albanian përruo, from Proto-Albanian *pVrē/ān-, or *pVroN, possibly a Balkan word. Alternatively from Bulgarian порой (poroj, “torrent”).

(figurative) large quantity of something moving in a rush, torrent, gush


kalli

kalli m (plural kallinj／kallëza, definite kalliri)

kallinj／kallëza (plural)
kalliri (definite)

From kall, an older form preserved in Arbëresh, + -i.


hollë

(të) hóllë n (plural (të) hóllë, definite (të) hóllët, definite plural (të) hóllët)

hóllë (canonical neuter)
hóllë (plural)
hóllët (definite)
hóllët (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *hā̆ul-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eu-lo- (“hollow”). Cognate to Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós, “oblong, hollow”) and Old Norse (huann-)jóli (“hollow stalk, stem”).
According to Orel from Proto-Albanian *skāla (compared to Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to cut”)). Cognate to Lithuanian skeliù and Lithuanian skélti (“to split, devide”).


zorrë

sq-noun

zorrë f (plural zorrë, definite zorra, definite plural zorrët)

zorrë (plural)
zorra (definite)
zorrët (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *džārnā with long *ā < *ē, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”). Close to Lithuanian žarnà (“gut”), Latvian zarna (“intestines”), Old Norse gǫrn (“gut”). Alternatively from *ǵʰer- (“guts, entrails, bowels, intestine”).


vegë

From Proto-Albanian *waigā, from Proto-Indo-European *ueiH, *ueHi- (“to revolve, spin, plait”). Cognate to Latin vieo (“to bend, plait”).


pëlhurë

sq-noun

pëlhurë f (plural pëlhura, definite pëlhura)

Metathesis of variant plëhurë, from plah + -urë. More at plah.

(mythology) tall, ghostly white figure which blocks the path of night travelers


Ajkuna

From Proto-Indo-European *akkā (“mother (children's speech)”). Compare Ancient Greek ἀκκώ' (akkṓ', “ghost”), Latin Acca Lārentia (“Laren mother, Roman hall goddess”).


lundër

sq-noun

lundër f (plural lundra, definite lundra, definite plural lundrat)

lundra (plural)
lundra (definite)
lundrat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin lutra (“otter”). Compare Italian lontra (“otter”).


lëndë

lëndë f (plural lëndë, definite lënda, definite plural lëndët)

lëndë (plural)
lënda (definite)
lëndët (definite plural)
lëndë (indefinite nominative singular)
lënda (definite nominative singular)
lëndë (indefinite nominative plural)
lëndët (definite nominative plural)
lëndë (accusative indefinite singular)
lëndën (accusative definite singular)
lëndë (accusative indefinite plural)
lëndët (accusative definite plural)
lëndeje (dative indefinite singular)
lëndës (dative definite singular)
lëndëve (dative indefinite plural)
lëndëve (dative definite plural)
lëndeje (ablative indefinite singular)
lëndës (ablative definite singular)
lëndësh (ablative indefinite plural)
lëndëve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *lentā, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lenteh₂, from a tentative root *lent-, or a wanderword. Compare Old High German linta (“linden”), Lithuanian lentà (“board”), Proto-Slavic *lǫtъ (“bast”). Possibly connected with lëndinë (“heath, pasture”).


thanë

thanë f (plural thana, definite thana, definite plural thanat)

thana (plural)
thana (definite)
thanat (definite plural)
thanë (indefinite nominative singular)
thana (definite nominative singular)
thana (indefinite nominative plural)
thanat (definite nominative plural)
thanë (accusative indefinite singular)
thanën (accusative definite singular)
thana (accusative indefinite plural)
thanat (accusative definite plural)
thaneje (dative indefinite singular)
thanës (dative definite singular)
thanave (dative indefinite plural)
thanave (dative definite plural)
thaneje (ablative indefinite singular)
thanës (ablative definite singular)
thanash (ablative indefinite plural)
thanave (ablative definite plural)

Unclear.
* Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰónu (“fir”), but with phonetic problems. Compare Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”), Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (^(GIŠ)ta-na-a-ú /tanau/, “fir”), German Tann (“woods”), Tanne (“fir”), Breton tann (“red oak”).
* Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *tsàna, from earlier Mediterranean substrate word *ḱastnà. Compare Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kástana, “chestnut”) and Old Armenian կասկ (kask).
* Another suggested derivation is from a hypothetical Proto-Albanian *tsarnā, a *-ne- / *-no- augmented theme of Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).


shtrep

sq-noun

shtrep m (plural shtrepa, definite shtrepi, definite plural shtrepat)

shtrepa (plural)
shtrepi (definite)
shtrepat (definite plural)
shtrep (indefinite nominative singular)
shtrepi (definite nominative singular)
shtrepa (indefinite nominative plural)
shtrepat (definite nominative plural)
shtrep (accusative indefinite singular)
shtrepin (accusative definite singular)
shtrepa (accusative indefinite plural)
shtrepat (accusative definite plural)
shtrepi (dative indefinite singular)
shtrepit (dative definite singular)
shtrepave (dative indefinite plural)
shtrepave (dative definite plural)
shtrepi (ablative indefinite singular)
shtrepit (ablative definite singular)
shtrepash (ablative indefinite plural)
shtrepave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *straupa, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)rowpos. Compare Serbo-Croatian strup (“scab”), Lithuanian raupaĩ (“smallpox”). Possibly a singularized plural of shtrap.


shpendër

shpendër f (plural shpendra, definite shpendra, definite plural shpendrat)

shpendra (plural)
shpendra (definite)
shpendrat (definite plural)

Sambucus ebulus
Sambucus ebulus#Translingual


nyç

Diminutive in -ç of nye ‘knot, gnarl’, variant of nyjë. More at nyjë.


nyell

nyell m (plural nyej, definite nyelli, definite plural nyejt)

nyej (plural)
nyelli (definite)
nyejt (definite plural)

Diminutive in -ell of nye (“knot”), variant of nyjë. More at nyjë.


dallëndyshe

dallëndyshe f (plural dallëndyshe, definite dallëndyshja, definite plural dallëndyshet)

dallëndyshe (plural)
dallëndyshja (definite)
dallëndyshet (definite plural)

From dallënd + -ysh. Compare këlysh. Seems to be related to the Illyrian word Ταυλάντιοι (Taulántioi). The apparent shift of the initial t to d remains to be explained.

(textiles) castle: forked part of the loom from which the heddles are suspended


tirk

tirk m (plural tirqe, definite tirku, definite plural tirqet)

tirqe (plural)
tirku (definite)
tirqet (definite plural)
tirk (indefinite nominative singular)
tirku (definite nominative singular)
tirqe (indefinite nominative plural)
tirqet (definite nominative plural)
tirk (accusative indefinite singular)
tirkun (accusative definite singular)
tirqe (accusative indefinite plural)
tirqet (accusative definite plural)
tirku (dative indefinite singular)
tirkut (dative definite singular)
tirqeve (dative indefinite plural)
tirqeve (dative definite plural)
tirku (ablative indefinite singular)
tirkut (ablative definite singular)
tirqesh (ablative indefinite plural)
tirqeve (ablative definite plural)

Singular form of a more spread plural tirq, cognate to Romanian tureac (“top (of a boot)”), tureatcă. Either an old loanword from an East Germanic language, Gepid or Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌺𐍃 (*þiuhbrōks) (cf. Old High German theobroch (“gaiters”), English thigh, breeches), via Late Latin tubrucus, or, a more probable theory, a derivative of tjerr.


Prenda

Prendë, e Premtë and Përende derive from Proto-Indo-European *pers-é-bʰ(h₂)n̥t-ih₂ (“she who brings the light through”), akin to Ancient Greek Περσεφάττα (Persephátta), variant of Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


fshat

sq-noun

fshat m (plural fshatra, definite fshati, definite plural fshatrat)

fshatra (plural)
fshati (definite)
fshatrat (definite plural)
fshat (indefinite nominative singular)
fshati (definite nominative singular)
fshatra (indefinite nominative plural)
fshatrat (definite nominative plural)
fshat (accusative indefinite singular)
fshatin (accusative definite singular)
fshatra (accusative indefinite plural)
fshatrat (accusative definite plural)
fshati (dative indefinite singular)
fshatit (dative definite singular)
fshatrave (dative indefinite plural)
fshatrave (dative definite plural)
fshati (ablative indefinite singular)
fshatit (ablative definite singular)
fshatrash (ablative indefinite plural)
fshatrave (ablative definite plural)

→ Romanian: sat

From Byzantine Greek φοσσᾶτον (phossâton), φουσσᾶτον (phoussâton, “encampment”), from Late Latin fossātum (“entrenchment, place enclosed by a ditch”). According to Barić, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-sed- (“sitting around”), and according to Balota in RHSEU, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-sek-ti- (“tilled around”).

der

village, especially (politics) as a unit of local government in Albania


vapë

Possibly borrowed from Romance, akin to Italian vapa (“flame”), Romanian văpaie (“flame”), although the Italian term is a poetic hapax found in rhyming context, while the Romanian one is actually often derived from Albanian. Alternatively compare Italian afa (“sultriness”), possibly ultimately from a Paleo-Balkan *āpʰā, of which vapë would be the regular Tosk outcome.


thrashegër

sq-noun

thrashegër f (plural thrashegra, definite thrashegra, definite plural thrashegrat)

thrashegra (plural)
thrashegra (definite)
thrashegrat (definite plural)

Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus#Translingual

(botany) bilberry, whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)


betohem

head

betóhem (aorist u betóva, participle betúar)

betóhem (canonical)
u betóva (aorist)
betúar (participle)
betuar (participle)
duke u betuar (gerund)
për t'u betuar (infinitive)
betohem (first-person indicative present singular)
betohesh (indicative present second-person singular)
betohet (indicative present singular third-person)
betohemi (first-person indicative plural present)
betoheni (indicative plural present second-person)
betohen (indicative plural present third-person)
betohesha (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
betoheshe (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
betohej (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
betoheshim (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
betoheshit (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
betoheshin (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
u betova (aorist first-person indicative singular)
u betove (aorist indicative second-person singular)
u betua (aorist indicative singular third-person)
u betuam (aorist first-person indicative plural)
u betuat (aorist indicative plural second-person)
u betuan (aorist indicative plural third-person)
jam betuar (first-person indicative perfect singular)
je betuar (indicative perfect second-person singular)
është betuar (indicative perfect singular third-person)
jemi betuar (first-person indicative perfect plural)
jeni betuar (indicative perfect plural second-person)
janë betuar (indicative perfect plural third-person)
isha betuar (first-person indicative past perfect singular)
ishe betuar (indicative past perfect second-person singular)
ishte betuar (indicative past perfect singular third-person)
ishim betuar (first-person indicative past perfect plural)
ishit betuar (indicative past perfect plural second-person)
ishin betuar (indicative past perfect plural third-person)
qeshë betuar (first-person indicative singular)
qe betuar (indicative second-person singular)
qe betuar (indicative singular third-person)
qemë betuar (first-person indicative plural)
qetë betuar (indicative plural second-person)
qenë betuar (indicative plural third-person)
do të betohem (first-person future indicative singular)
do të betohesh (future indicative second-person singular)
do të betohet (future indicative singular third-person)
do të betohemi (first-person future indicative plural)
do të betoheni (future indicative plural second-person)
do të betohen (future indicative plural third-person)
do të jem betuar (first-person future indicative perfect singular)
do të jesh betuar (future indicative perfect second-person singular)
do të jetë betuar (future indicative perfect singular third-person)
do të jemi betuar (first-person future indicative perfect plural)
do të jeni betuar (future indicative perfect plural second-person)
do të jenë betuar (future indicative perfect plural third-person)
të betohem (first-person present singular subjunctive)
të betohesh (present second-person singular subjunctive)
të betohet (present singular subjunctive third-person)
të betohemi (first-person plural present subjunctive)
të betoheni (plural present second-person subjunctive)
të betohen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
të betohesha (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
të betoheshe (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
të betohej (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
të betoheshim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
të betoheshit (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
të betoheshin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
të jem betuar (first-person perfect singular subjunctive)
të jesh betuar (perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
të jetë betuar (perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
të jemi betuar (first-person perfect plural subjunctive)
të jeni betuar (perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
të jenë betuar (perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
të isha betuar (first-person past perfect singular subjunctive)
të ishe betuar (past perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
të ishte betuar (past perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
të ishim betuar (first-person past perfect plural subjunctive)
të ishit betuar (past perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
të ishin betuar (past perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
do të betohesha (conditional first-person imperfect singular)
do të betoheshe (conditional imperfect second-person singular)
do të betohej (conditional imperfect singular third-person)
do të betoheshim (conditional first-person imperfect plural)
do të betoheshit (conditional imperfect plural second-person)
do të betoheshin (conditional imperfect plural third-person)
do të isha betuar (conditional first-person past perfect singular)
do të ishe betuar (conditional past perfect second-person singular)
do të ishte betuar (conditional past perfect singular third-person)
do të ishim betuar (conditional first-person past perfect plural)
do të ishit betuar (conditional past perfect plural second-person)
do të ishin betuar (conditional past perfect plural third-person)
u betofsha (first-person optative present singular)
u betofsh (optative present second-person singular)
u betoftë (optative present singular third-person)
u betofshim (first-person optative plural present)
u betofshi (optative plural present second-person)
u betofshin (optative plural present third-person)
qofsha betuar (first-person optative perfect singular)
qofsh betuar (optative perfect second-person singular)
qoftë betuar (optative perfect singular third-person)
qofshim betuar (first-person optative perfect plural)
qofshit betuar (optative perfect plural second-person)
qofshin betuar (optative perfect plural third-person)
u betuakam (admirative first-person present singular)
u betuake (admirative present second-person singular)
u betuaka (admirative present singular third-person)
u betuakemi (admirative first-person plural present)
u betuakeni (admirative plural present second-person)
u betuakan (admirative plural present third-person)
u betuakësha (admirative first-person imperfect singular)
u betuakëshe (admirative imperfect second-person singular)
u betuakësh (admirative imperfect singular third-person)
u betuakëshim (admirative first-person imperfect plural)
u betuakëshit (admirative imperfect plural second-person)
u betuakëshin (admirative imperfect plural third-person)
qenkam betuar (admirative first-person perfect singular)
qenke betuar (admirative perfect second-person singular)
qenka betuar (admirative perfect singular third-person)
qenkemi betuar (admirative first-person perfect plural)
qenkeni betuar (admirative perfect plural second-person)
qenkan betuar (admirative perfect plural third-person)
qenkësha betuar (admirative first-person past perfect singular)
qenkëshe betuar (admirative past perfect second-person singular)
qenkësh betuar (admirative past perfect singular third-person)
qenkëshim betuar (admirative first-person past perfect plural)
qenkëshit betuar (admirative past perfect plural second-person)
qenkëshin betuar (admirative past perfect plural third-person)
betohu (imperative present second-person singular)
betohuni (imperative plural present second-person)

Betohem në Zotin.

(passive voice, reflexive, religion) to swear, take an oath


brengë

sq-noun

brengë f (plural brenga, definite brenga, definite plural brengat)

brenga (plural)
brenga (definite)
brengat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *brainikā, derivative of *brainja (modern brej).


mëlçi

mëlçi f (plural mëlçi, definite mëlçia, definite plural mëlçitë)

mëlçi (plural)
mëlçia (definite)
mëlçitë (definite plural)

Ultimately from Italian milza or its variant, Italian milcia, with -ía suffix.


grifshë

grifshë f (plural grifsha, definite grifsha, definite plural grifshat)

grifsha (plural)
grifsha (definite)
grifshat (definite plural)

Either related to krip (“hair”) (cf. krife), or borrowed from a Vulgar Latin *gripsa (compare Friulian grip (“nuthatch”)), from Latin gryps (“griffon”), from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius#Translingual

(zoology) jay, Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)


bundë

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).


rrabe

From Proto-Albanian *rauba, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrowb-, *Hrewb-, variant of *Hrewp- (“to break”). Related to Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (raupjan, “to reap”) and Old High German roufen (“id”).


rrypinë

rrypinë f (plural rrypina, definite rrypina, definite plural rrypinat)

rrypina (plural)
rrypina (definite)
rrypinat (definite plural)
rrypinë (indefinite nominative singular)
rrypina (definite nominative singular)
rrypina (indefinite nominative plural)
rrypinat (definite nominative plural)
rrypinë (accusative indefinite singular)
rrypinën (accusative definite singular)
rrypina (accusative indefinite plural)
rrypinat (accusative definite plural)
rrypineje (dative indefinite singular)
rrypinës (dative definite singular)
rrypinave (dative indefinite plural)
rrypinave (dative definite plural)
rrypineje (ablative indefinite singular)
rrypinës (ablative definite singular)
rrypinash (ablative indefinite plural)
rrypinave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *wrūpina, from *wrīpa (“belt”).


krua

krua m (plural kronj, definite kroi, definite plural kronjtë)

kronj (plural)
kroi (definite)
kronjtë (definite plural)
krua (indefinite nominative singular)
kroi (definite nominative singular)
kronj (indefinite nominative plural)
kronjtë (definite nominative plural)
krua (accusative indefinite singular)
kroin (accusative definite singular)
kronj (accusative indefinite plural)
kronjtë (accusative definite plural)
kroi (dative indefinite singular)
kroit (dative definite singular)
kronjve (dative indefinite plural)
kronjve (dative definite plural)
kroi (ablative indefinite singular)
kroit (ablative definite singular)
kronjsh (ablative indefinite plural)
kronjve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *krōn, from *kron, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *krāna, from Proto-Indo-European *kres-. Compare Ancient Greek κρήνη (krḗnē, “spring, fount”), Old English hærn (“wave”).


thelb

sq-noun

thelb m (plural thelpinj, definite thelbi, definite plural thelpinjtë)

thelpinj (plural)
thelbi (definite)
thelpinjtë (definite plural)
thelb (indefinite nominative singular)
thelbi (definite nominative singular)
thelpinj (indefinite nominative plural)
thelpinjtë (definite nominative plural)
thelb (accusative indefinite singular)
thelbin (accusative definite singular)
thelpinj (accusative indefinite plural)
thelpinjtë (accusative definite plural)
thelbi (dative indefinite singular)
thelbit (dative definite singular)
thelpinjve (dative indefinite plural)
thelpinjve (dative definite plural)
thelbi (ablative indefinite singular)
thelbit (ablative definite singular)
thelpinjsh (ablative indefinite plural)
thelpinjve (ablative definite plural)

From older and dialectal thalb, from Proto-Albanian *tsalba, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”) (compare Ancient Greek κέλυφος (kéluphos, “shell, pod”), Old English heolstor (“darkness”)).


murrmë

i murrmë (canonical)
e murrmë (feminine)


flijoj

head

flijój (aorist flijóva, participle flijúar)

flijój (canonical)
flijóva (aorist)
flijúar (participle)
flijuar (participle)
duke flijuar (gerund)
për të flijuar (infinitive)
flijoj (first-person indicative present singular)
flijon (indicative present second-person singular)
flijon (indicative present singular third-person)
flijojmë (first-person indicative plural present)
flijoni (indicative plural present second-person)
flijojnë (indicative plural present third-person)
flijoja (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
flijoje (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
flijonte (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
flijonim (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
flijonit (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
flijonin (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
flijova (aorist first-person indicative singular)
flijove (aorist indicative second-person singular)
flijoi (aorist indicative singular third-person)
flijuam (aorist first-person indicative plural)
flijuat (aorist indicative plural second-person)
flijuan (aorist indicative plural third-person)
kam flijuar (first-person indicative perfect singular)
ke flijuar (indicative perfect second-person singular)
ka flijuar (indicative perfect singular third-person)
kemi flijuar (first-person indicative perfect plural)
keni flijuar (indicative perfect plural second-person)
kanë flijuar (indicative perfect plural third-person)
kisha flijuar (first-person indicative past perfect singular)
kishe flijuar (indicative past perfect second-person singular)
kishte flijuar (indicative past perfect singular third-person)
kishim flijuar (first-person indicative past perfect plural)
kishit flijuar (indicative past perfect plural second-person)
kishin flijuar (indicative past perfect plural third-person)
pata flijuar (first-person indicative singular)
pate flijuar (indicative second-person singular)
pati flijuar (indicative singular third-person)
patëm flijuar (first-person indicative plural)
patët flijuar (indicative plural second-person)
patën flijuar (indicative plural third-person)
do të flijoj (first-person future indicative singular)
do të flijosh (future indicative second-person singular)
do të flijojë (future indicative singular third-person)
do të flijojmë (first-person future indicative plural)
do të flijoni (future indicative plural second-person)
do të flijojnë (future indicative plural third-person)
do të kem flijuar (first-person future indicative perfect singular)
do të kesh flijuar (future indicative perfect second-person singular)
do të ketë flijuar (future indicative perfect singular third-person)
do të kemi flijuar (first-person future indicative perfect plural)
do të keni flijuar (future indicative perfect plural second-person)
do të kenë flijuar (future indicative perfect plural third-person)
të flijoj (first-person present singular subjunctive)
të flijosh (present second-person singular subjunctive)
të flijojë (present singular subjunctive third-person)
të flijojmë (first-person plural present subjunctive)
të flijoni (plural present second-person subjunctive)
të flijojnë (plural present subjunctive third-person)
të flijoja (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
të flijoje (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
të flijonte (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
të flijonim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
të flijonit (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
të flijonin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
të kem flijuar (first-person perfect singular subjunctive)
të kesh flijuar (perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
të ketë flijuar (perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
të kemi flijuar (first-person perfect plural subjunctive)
të keni flijuar (perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
të kenë flijuar (perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
të kisha flijuar (first-person past perfect singular subjunctive)
të kishe flijuar (past perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
të kishte flijuar (past perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
të kishim flijuar (first-person past perfect plural subjunctive)
të kishit flijuar (past perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
të kishin flijuar (past perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
do të flijoja (conditional first-person imperfect singular)
do të flijoje (conditional imperfect second-person singular)
do të flijonte (conditional imperfect singular third-person)
do të flijonim (conditional first-person imperfect plural)
do të flijonit (conditional imperfect plural second-person)
do të flijonin (conditional imperfect plural third-person)
do të kisha flijuar (conditional first-person past perfect singular)
do të kishe flijuar (conditional past perfect second-person singular)
do të kishte flijuar (conditional past perfect singular third-person)
do të kishim flijuar (conditional first-person past perfect plural)
do të kishit flijuar (conditional past perfect plural second-person)
do të kishin flijuar (conditional past perfect plural third-person)
flijofsha (first-person optative present singular)
flijofsh (optative present second-person singular)
flijoftë (optative present singular third-person)
flijofshim (first-person optative plural present)
flijofshit (optative plural present second-person)
flijofshin (optative plural present third-person)
paça flijuar (first-person optative perfect singular)
paç flijuar (optative perfect second-person singular)
pastë flijuar (optative perfect singular third-person)
paçim flijuar (first-person optative perfect plural)
paçit flijuar (optative perfect plural second-person)
paçin flijuar (optative perfect plural third-person)
flijuakam (admirative first-person present singular)
flijuake (admirative present second-person singular)
flijuaka (admirative present singular third-person)
flijuakemi (admirative first-person plural present)
flijuakeni (admirative plural present second-person)
flijuakan (admirative plural present third-person)
flijuakësha (admirative first-person imperfect singular)
flijuakëshe (admirative imperfect second-person singular)
flijuakësh (admirative imperfect singular third-person)
flijuakëshim (admirative first-person imperfect plural)
flijuakëshit (admirative imperfect plural second-person)
flijuakëshin (admirative imperfect plural third-person)
paskam flijuar (admirative first-person perfect singular)
paske flijuar (admirative perfect second-person singular)
paska flijuar (admirative perfect singular third-person)
paskemi flijuar (admirative first-person perfect plural)
paskeni flijuar (admirative perfect plural second-person)
paskan flijuar (admirative perfect plural third-person)
paskësha flijuar (admirative first-person past perfect singular)
paskëshe flijuar (admirative past perfect second-person singular)
paskësh flijuar (admirative past perfect singular third-person)
paskëshim flijuar (admirative first-person past perfect plural)
paskëshit flijuar (admirative past perfect plural second-person)
paskëshin flijuar (admirative past perfect plural third-person)
flijo (imperative present second-person singular)
flijoni (imperative plural present second-person)
flijuar (participle)
duke u flijuar (gerund)
për t'u flijuar (infinitive)
flijohem (first-person indicative present singular)
flijohesh (indicative present second-person singular)
flijohet (indicative present singular third-person)
flijohemi (first-person indicative plural present)
flijoheni (indicative plural present second-person)
flijohen (indicative plural present third-person)
flijohesha (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
flijoheshe (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
flijohej (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
flijoheshim (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
flijoheshit (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
flijoheshin (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
u flijova (aorist first-person indicative singular)
u flijove (aorist indicative second-person singular)
u flijua (aorist indicative singular third-person)
u flijuam (aorist first-person indicative plural)
u flijuat (aorist indicative plural second-person)
u flijuan (aorist indicative plural third-person)
jam flijuar (first-person indicative perfect singular)
je flijuar (indicative perfect second-person singular)
është flijuar (indicative perfect singular third-person)
jemi flijuar (first-person indicative perfect plural)
jeni flijuar (indicative perfect plural second-person)
janë flijuar (indicative perfect plural third-person)
isha flijuar (first-person indicative past perfect singular)
ishe flijuar (indicative past perfect second-person singular)
ishte flijuar (indicative past perfect singular third-person)
ishim flijuar (first-person indicative past perfect plural)
ishit flijuar (indicative past perfect plural second-person)
ishin flijuar (indicative past perfect plural third-person)
qeshë flijuar (first-person indicative singular)
qe flijuar (indicative second-person singular)
qe flijuar (indicative singular third-person)
qemë flijuar (first-person indicative plural)
qetë flijuar (indicative plural second-person)
qenë flijuar (indicative plural third-person)
do të flijohem (first-person future indicative singular)
do të flijohesh (future indicative second-person singular)
do të flijohet (future indicative singular third-person)
do të flijohemi (first-person future indicative plural)
do të flijoheni (future indicative plural second-person)
do të flijohen (future indicative plural third-person)
do të jem flijuar (first-person future indicative perfect singular)
do të jesh flijuar (future indicative perfect second-person singular)
do të jetë flijuar (future indicative perfect singular third-person)
do të jemi flijuar (first-person future indicative perfect plural)
do të jeni flijuar (future indicative perfect plural second-person)
do të jenë flijuar (future indicative perfect plural third-person)
të flijohem (first-person present singular subjunctive)
të flijohesh (present second-person singular subjunctive)
të flijohet (present singular subjunctive third-person)
të flijohemi (first-person plural present subjunctive)
të flijoheni (plural present second-person subjunctive)
të flijohen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
të flijohesha (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
të flijoheshe (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
të flijohej (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
të flijoheshim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
të flijoheshit (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
të flijoheshin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
të jem flijuar (first-person perfect singular subjunctive)
të jesh flijuar (perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
të jetë flijuar (perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
të jemi flijuar (first-person perfect plural subjunctive)
të jeni flijuar (perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
të jenë flijuar (perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
të isha flijuar (first-person past perfect singular subjunctive)
të ishe flijuar (past perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
të ishte flijuar (past perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
të ishim flijuar (first-person past perfect plural subjunctive)
të ishit flijuar (past perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
të ishin flijuar (past perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
do të flijohesha (conditional first-person imperfect singular)
do të flijoheshe (conditional imperfect second-person singular)
do të flijohej (conditional imperfect singular third-person)
do të flijoheshim (conditional first-person imperfect plural)
do të flijoheshit (conditional imperfect plural second-person)
do të flijoheshin (conditional imperfect plural third-person)
do të isha flijuar (conditional first-person past perfect singular)
do të ishe flijuar (conditional past perfect second-person singular)
do të ishte flijuar (conditional past perfect singular third-person)
do të ishim flijuar (conditional first-person past perfect plural)
do të ishit flijuar (conditional past perfect plural second-person)
do të ishin flijuar (conditional past perfect plural third-person)
u flijofsha (first-person optative present singular)
u flijofsh (optative present second-person singular)
u flijoftë (optative present singular third-person)
u flijofshim (first-person optative plural present)
u flijofshi (optative plural present second-person)
u flijofshin (optative plural present third-person)
qofsha flijuar (first-person optative perfect singular)
qofsh flijuar (optative perfect second-person singular)
qoftë flijuar (optative perfect singular third-person)
qofshim flijuar (first-person optative perfect plural)
qofshit flijuar (optative perfect plural second-person)
qofshin flijuar (optative perfect plural third-person)
u flijuakam (admirative first-person present singular)
u flijuake (admirative present second-person singular)
u flijuaka (admirative present singular third-person)
u flijuakemi (admirative first-person plural present)
u flijuakeni (admirative plural present second-person)
u flijuakan (admirative plural present third-person)
u flijuakësha (admirative first-person imperfect singular)
u flijuakëshe (admirative imperfect second-person singular)
u flijuakësh (admirative imperfect singular third-person)
u flijuakëshim (admirative first-person imperfect plural)
u flijuakëshit (admirative imperfect plural second-person)
u flijuakëshin (admirative imperfect plural third-person)
qenkam flijuar (admirative first-person perfect singular)
qenke flijuar (admirative perfect second-person singular)
qenka flijuar (admirative perfect singular third-person)
qenkemi flijuar (admirative first-person perfect plural)
qenkeni flijuar (admirative perfect plural second-person)
qenkan flijuar (admirative perfect plural third-person)
qenkësha flijuar (admirative first-person past perfect singular)
qenkëshe flijuar (admirative past perfect second-person singular)
qenkësh flijuar (admirative past perfect singular third-person)
qenkëshim flijuar (admirative first-person past perfect plural)
qenkëshit flijuar (admirative past perfect plural second-person)
qenkëshin flijuar (admirative past perfect plural third-person)
flijohu (imperative present second-person singular)
flijohuni (imperative plural present second-person)

From fli (“sacrifice”) + -oj (“I”) verbative suffix.

(religion, active voice) to sacrifice, immolate, make offering (someone or something)


lyth

sq-noun

lyth m (plural lytha, definite lythi, definite plural lythat)

lytha (plural)
lythi (definite)
lythat (definite plural)

Diminutive in -th of lyer (“bedaubed, stained”), participle of lyej (“to daub, smear”). Similar formation in synonym lyrdhëz, from lyr (“to make greasy, oily; stain, make dirty”).


shtalbër

From Proto-Albanian *stalba, from Proto-Indo-European *stolb- (compare Old Norse stolpi (“beam, girder”), Lithuanian stũlbas (“post, pole”), Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (“post, pole”)).


kërpudhë

kërpudhë f (plural kërpudha, definite kërpudha, definite plural kërpudhat)

kërpudha (plural)
kërpudha (definite)
kërpudhat (definite plural)
kërpudhë (indefinite nominative singular)
kërpudha (definite nominative singular)
kërpudha (indefinite nominative plural)
kërpudhat (definite nominative plural)
kërpudhë (accusative indefinite singular)
kërpudhën (accusative definite singular)
kërpudha (accusative indefinite plural)
kërpudhat (accusative definite plural)
kërpudheje (dative indefinite singular)
kërpudhës (dative definite singular)
kërpudhave (dative indefinite plural)
kërpudhave (dative definite plural)
kërpudheje (ablative indefinite singular)
kërpudhës (ablative definite singular)
kërpudhash (ablative indefinite plural)
kërpudhave (ablative definite plural)

Metathesis of variant këpurdhë, from Proto-Albanian *kapur, from Proto-Indo-European *kep- (compare Lithuanian kepùrė (“cap”), Latvian cȩpure (“id”), Serbo-Croatian čèpac (“bonnet”)).


grellë

Suggested to be from Proto-Albanian *gritlā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₃-tló-m, from *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow, eat”), however this is semantically dubious.


rruazë

rruazë f (plural rruaza, definite rruaza, definite plural rruazat)

rruaza (plural)
rruaza (definite)
rruazat (definite plural)
rruazë (indefinite nominative singular)
rruaza (definite nominative singular)
rruaza (indefinite nominative plural)
rruazat (definite nominative plural)
rruazë (accusative indefinite singular)
rruazën (accusative definite singular)
rruaza (accusative indefinite plural)
rruazat (accusative definite plural)
rruazeje (dative indefinite singular)
rruazës (dative definite singular)
rruazave (dative indefinite plural)
rruazave (dative definite plural)
rruazeje (ablative indefinite singular)
rruazës (ablative definite singular)
rruazash (ablative indefinite plural)
rruazave (ablative definite plural)

From ruoj, with feminine -zë suffix. Cognate to Gheg Albanian rruz (“bead, pearl”).

Rruazat e shpinës.

(anatomy) (dorsal) vertebra; round bone with a hole


vrangull

a wheel-shaped tool (of a weaver for winding up the thread)


brinjë

brinjë f (plural brinjë, definite brinja, definite plural brinjët)

brinjë (plural)
brinja (definite)
brinjët (definite plural)
brinjë (indefinite nominative singular)
brinja (definite nominative singular)
brinjë (indefinite nominative plural)
brinjët (definite nominative plural)
brinjë (accusative indefinite singular)
brinjën (accusative definite singular)
brinjë (accusative indefinite plural)
brinjët (accusative definite plural)
brinjeje (dative indefinite singular)
brinjës (dative definite singular)
brinjëve (dative indefinite plural)
brinjëve (dative definite plural)
brinjeje (ablative indefinite singular)
brinjës (ablative definite singular)
brinjësh (ablative indefinite plural)
brinjëve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *bren-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to stick out; edge”). Compare Old English brant, Old Norse brattr (“high, sharp”), brand (“sword”), Irish braine (“front part of the ship; guide, leader; edge, border”), Swedish brå (“sharp”). Alternatively a formation from bri.


kallumë

Seemingly close to Greek Κάλυμνος (Kálymnos), an island in the Aegean. Most likely coincidental.


pantallona

Etymology tree
Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḯmon)bor.
Spanish Pantaleónder.
Italian Pantaloneder.
French pantalonbor.
Ottoman Turkish پانتالونbor.
Albanian pantallona
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پانتالون (pantalon). The plurality was likely taken from Italian pantaloni pl.


boshtër

sq-noun

boshtër f (plural boshtra, definite boshtra, definite plural boshtrat)

boshtra (plural)
boshtra (definite)
boshtrat (definite plural)


sharkë

Either from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz (“shirt, armour, hauberk”), via Gothic or from Proto-Slavic *sorka (“shirt”).
Schuhard and Meyer claim a borrowing from either Latin serica or Latin sarica.

der

female gown (made of wool, covering the shoulders and the chest)


putë

From Proto-Albanian *pūkta, from Proto-Indo-European *pūk- (“press together”) (compare Ancient Greek πύκα (púka, “thickly, strongly”), Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬁 (pusā, “headband, diadem”).


grabë

sq-noun

grabë f (plural graba, definite graba, definite plural grabat)

graba (plural)
graba (definite)
grabat (definite plural)
grabë (indefinite nominative singular)
graba (definite nominative singular)
graba (indefinite nominative plural)
grabat (definite nominative plural)
grabë (accusative indefinite singular)
grabën (accusative definite singular)
graba (accusative indefinite plural)
grabat (accusative definite plural)
grabeje (dative indefinite singular)
grabës (dative definite singular)
grabave (dative indefinite plural)
grabave (dative definite plural)
grabeje (ablative indefinite singular)
grabës (ablative definite singular)
grabash (ablative indefinite plural)
grabave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to scratch, dig”). Akin to Old High German grab (“grave”), Old Saxon graf, Proto-Slavic *grobъ (“grave”).


zverk

sq-noun

zverk m (plural zverqe, definite zverku, definite plural zverqet)

zverqe (plural)
zverku (definite)
zverqet (definite plural)

* From Proto-Albanian *dis-warka, derivative of *wera (modern vjerr, var) + diminutive -ka.
* Alternatively borrowed from Gothic *swairhs.


dhëndër

dhëndër m (plural dhëndurë, definite dhëndri, definite plural dhëndurët)

dhëndurë (plural)
dhëndri (definite)
dhëndurët (definite plural)

Multiple reconstructions:
1) Demiraj derives it from Proto-Albanian *ĝāmtḗr-
2) Orel from Proto-Albanian *dzanra
3) Matzinger from Proto-Albanian *ðándura-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *j́ándura
All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”). Cognate to Latin gener, Ancient Greek γαμβρός (gambrós), Sanskrit जामातृ (jāmātṛ).

Për Skilicën Vladimiri është dhëndër i Samuelit.

1990, Studime historike, volume 44, page 137:

For Skilica Vladimir is Samuel's son-in-law.

Djali që bëhet dhëndër vishet me këtë rast me teshat më të reja, që për herë të parë ushtohen, […]

1988, Fadil Sulejmani, Lindja, martesa dhe mortja në malësitë e Tetovës, page 237:


kallëm

kallëm m (plural kallëma, definite kallëmi, definite plural kallëmat)

kallëma (plural)
kallëmi (definite)
kallëmat (definite plural)
kallëm (indefinite nominative singular)
kallëmi (definite nominative singular)
kallëma (indefinite nominative plural)
kallëmat (definite nominative plural)
kallëm (accusative indefinite singular)
kallëmin (accusative definite singular)
kallëma (accusative indefinite plural)
kallëmat (accusative definite plural)
kallëmi (dative indefinite singular)
kallëmit (dative definite singular)
kallëmave (dative indefinite plural)
kallëmave (dative definite plural)
kallëmi (ablative indefinite singular)
kallëmit (ablative definite singular)
kallëmash (ablative indefinite plural)
kallëmave (ablative definite plural)


mitër

mitër f (plural mitra, definite mitra, definite plural mitrat)

mitra (plural)
mitra (definite)
mitrat (definite plural)

From Greek μήτρα (mítra, “womb, uterus”).


malësi

malësí f (plural malësí, definite malësía, definite plural malësítë)

malësí (canonical feminine)
malësí (plural)
malësía (definite)
malësítë (definite plural)
malësi (indefinite nominative singular)
malësia (definite nominative singular)
malësi (accusative indefinite singular)
malësinë (accusative definite singular)
malësie (indefinite singular)
malësisë (definite singular)

From mal. See mal (“mountain”) for more.

(ethnography) name of the homeland of malësor (“highlander”) tribe


malësor

malësor m (plural malësorë); feminine equivalent malësore

malësor (canonical masculine)
feminine equivalent malësore (canonical)
malësorë (plural)
malësor (indefinite nominative singular)
malësori (definite nominative singular)
malësorë (indefinite nominative plural)
malësorët (definite nominative plural)
malësor (accusative indefinite singular)
malësorin (accusative definite singular)
malësorë (accusative indefinite plural)
malësorët (accusative definite plural)
malësori (dative indefinite singular)
malësorit (dative definite singular)
malësorëve (dative indefinite plural)
malësorëve (dative definite plural)
malësori (ablative indefinite singular)
malësorit (ablative definite singular)
malësorësh (ablative indefinite plural)
malësorëve (ablative definite plural)

→ Aromanian: malesor

→ Ottoman Turkish: مالسور (malsor)

highlander, mountaineer, someone who lives or has descent from the highlands


lugat

lugat m (plural lugétër, definite lugáti, definite plural lugétërit)

lugétër (plural)
lugáti (definite)
lugétërit (definite plural)

According to Orel borrowed from Vulgar Latin *lupus peccatus (“false wolf”), though with difficult semantics.

(mythology) revenant: a spiteful person who rises from the grave after death and terrorizes people, zombie, vampire


Muji

“Winner, beater”, from muj (“be able, can, win over, beat”), Gheg variant of standard mund.

(mythology) Muji, a mythological hero found in the Albanian Songs of the Frontier Warriors.


hulli

hulli f (plural huje, definite hulli, definite plural hujët)

huje (plural)
hulli (definite)
hujët (definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull”). Compare Latin sulcus (“furrow”), Old English sulh, Ancient Greek ἕλκω (hélkō, “to drag”), ὁλκός (holkós, “draft”). Related to heq.


moçal

moçal m (plural moçale, definite moçali, definite plural moçalet)

moçale (plural)
moçali (definite)
moçalet (definite plural)

Derived from Proto-Slavic *močalъ through a South Slavic language. Compare Serbo-Croatian močar.


lëmashk

lëmashk m (plural lëmashka, definite lëmashku, definite plural lëmashkat)

lëmashka (plural)
lëmashku (definite)
lëmashkat (definite plural)
lëmashk (indefinite nominative singular)
lëmashku (definite nominative singular)
lëmashka (indefinite nominative plural)
lëmashkat (definite nominative plural)
lëmashk (accusative indefinite singular)
lëmashkun (accusative definite singular)
lëmashka (accusative indefinite plural)
lëmashkat (accusative definite plural)
lëmashku (dative indefinite singular)
lëmashkut (dative definite singular)
lëmashkave (dative indefinite plural)
lëmashkave (dative definite plural)
lëmashku (ablative indefinite singular)
lëmashkut (ablative definite singular)
lëmashkash (ablative indefinite plural)
lëmashkave (ablative definite plural)

A lë- prefixed formation from makë; lë- + makë, probably from metathetic form *lë-maksh.


kallm

kallm m (plural kallma, definite kallmi, definite plural kallmat)

kallma (plural)
kallmi (definite)
kallmat (definite plural)
kallm (indefinite nominative singular)
kallmi (definite nominative singular)
kallma (indefinite nominative plural)
kallmat (definite nominative plural)
kallm (accusative indefinite singular)
kallmin (accusative definite singular)
kallma (accusative indefinite plural)
kallmat (accusative definite plural)
kallmi (dative indefinite singular)
kallmit (dative definite singular)
kallmave (dative indefinite plural)
kallmave (dative definite plural)
kallmi (ablative indefinite singular)
kallmit (ablative definite singular)
kallmash (ablative indefinite plural)
kallmave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂-m-, enlargment of *kolH- (“awn”) (cf. kalli). Compare Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, “reed”), Latin culmus (“haulm”), Old High German halam, Old Prussian salme (“straw”). A loan from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos) or Latin calamus is also possible.


mendeshë

mendeshë f (plural mëndesha, definite mëndesha, definite plural mëndeshat)

mëndesha (plural)
mëndesha (definite)
mëndeshat (definite plural)

From mënd (“to feed, suckle”) + -eshë (feminine suffix).


fellë

sq-noun

fellë f (plural fella, definite fella, definite plural fellat)

fella (plural)
fella (definite)
fellat (definite plural)


apë

apë m (plural apa, definite api, definite plural apat)

apa (plural)
api (definite)
apat (definite plural)


mitë

mitë f (plural mita, definite mita, definite plural mitat)

mita (plural)
mita (definite)
mitat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *meita. Compare Lithuanian miẽtas (“post, stake”), Old Norse meiðr (“beam”), Sanskrit मेथी (methí, “pillar, post”).


ungj

ungj m (plural ungjër, definite ungji, definite plural ungjërit)

ungjër (plural)
ungji (definite)
ungjërit (definite plural)

From earlier ungël, borrowed through Vulgar Latin aunculo or aunclus from Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”). cf. Romanian unchi.


emtë

emtë f (plural emta, definite emta, definite plural emtat)

emta (plural)
emta (definite)
emtat (definite plural)
emtë (indefinite nominative singular)
emta (definite nominative singular)
emta (indefinite nominative plural)
emtat (definite nominative plural)
emtë (accusative indefinite singular)
emtën (accusative definite singular)
emta (accusative indefinite plural)
emtat (accusative definite plural)
emteje (dative indefinite singular)
emtës (dative definite singular)
emtave (dative indefinite plural)
emtave (dative definite plural)
emteje (ablative indefinite singular)
emtës (ablative definite singular)
emtash (ablative indefinite plural)
emtave (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin amita (“paternal aunt”).


vegël

vegël f (plural vegëla, definite vegëla, definite plural vegëlat)

vegëla (plural)
vegëla (definite)
vegëlat (definite plural)


vegjë

vegjë f (plural vegja, definite vegja, definite plural vegjat)

vegja (plural)
vegja (definite)
vegjat (definite plural)


vigan

vigan m (plural viganë, definite vigani, definite plural viganët)

viganë (plural)
vigani (definite)
viganët (definite plural)

A formation from vig, possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to curve, bend; to exchange”). Compare Latin vinco (“I win, beat”), Lithuanian veikiù (“make work”), Old High German wig (“battle, struggle”), wigant (“cripple”), Old English wǣgan (“to torment, smite”). Less likely from viganj (“forge”), with sematic problems.


vetull

sq-noun

vetull f (plural vetulla, definite vetulla, definite plural vetullat)

vetulla (plural)
vetulla (definite)
vetullat (definite plural)

Possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin vittula, diminutive of Latin vitta (“band, headband”), although very uncertain since the word is not attested anywhere in old manuscripts or in the Romance languages. Çabej considers it an inherited word; compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *wṓˀka (“eyelid”).


tezgjah

tezgjah m (plural tezgjahë, definite tezgjahu, definite plural tezgjahët)

tezgjahë (plural)
tezgjahu (definite)
tezgjahët (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تزگاه (tezgâh, “workbench”).

bor+

(regional) A bottle-like wooden container filled in which roasted coffee beans are kept.

A pick made of cherry tree bark used to play the çiftelia.


mblesëroj

head

mblesëroj (aorist mblesërova, participle mblesëruar)

mblesërova (aorist)
mblesëruar (participle)


mblesë

sq-noun

mblesë f (plural mblesa, definite mblesa, definite plural mblesat)

mblesa (plural)
mblesa (definite)
mblesat (definite plural)
mblesë (indefinite nominative singular)
mblesa (definite nominative singular)
mblesa (indefinite nominative plural)
mblesat (definite nominative plural)
mblesë (accusative indefinite singular)
mblesën (accusative definite singular)
mblesa (accusative indefinite plural)
mblesat (accusative definite plural)
mbleseje (dative indefinite singular)
mblesës (dative definite singular)
mblesave (dative indefinite plural)
mblesave (dative definite plural)
mbleseje (ablative indefinite singular)
mblesës (ablative definite singular)
mblesash (ablative indefinite plural)
mblesave (ablative definite plural)

Either a derivative of mbloj, or from Proto-Albanian *ambi-pletsā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱt-t- (“to plait”). Cognate to Latin plectāre (“plait”), Old Norse flétta (“plait”), Old High German flechtan (“plait”). The semantic development goes from 'to interweave, tie together' to 'to combine' (an engagement).

der

betrothal, marriage engagement brokered through a matchmaker


trysni

sq-noun

trysni f (plural trysni, definite trysnia, definite plural trysnitë)

trysni (plural)
trysnia (definite)
trysnitë (definite plural)
trysni (indefinite nominative singular)
trysnia (definite nominative singular)
trysni (indefinite nominative plural)
trysnitë (definite nominative plural)
trysni (accusative indefinite singular)
trysninë (accusative definite singular)
trysni (accusative indefinite plural)
trysnitë (accusative definite plural)
trysnie (dative indefinite singular)
trysnisë (dative definite singular)
trysnive (dative indefinite plural)
trysnive (dative definite plural)
trysnie (ablative indefinite singular)
trysnisë (ablative definite singular)
trysnish (ablative indefinite plural)
trysnive (ablative definite plural)

trysnia e ajrit


gërresë

From Proto-Albanian *g(a)ratjā, from Proto-Indo-European *gred- (compare English scratch).


qejzë

From Proto-Albanian *kenja (“new skin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new”) (compare Latin recens, Ancient Greek καινός (kainós)).


kurm

kurm m (plural kurma, definite kurmi, definite plural kurmat)

kurma (plural)
kurmi (definite)
kurmat (definite plural)
kurm (indefinite nominative singular)
kurmi (definite nominative singular)
kurma (indefinite nominative plural)
kurmat (definite nominative plural)
kurm (accusative indefinite singular)
kurmin (accusative definite singular)
kurma (accusative indefinite plural)
kurmat (accusative definite plural)
kurmi (dative indefinite singular)
kurmit (dative definite singular)
kurmave (dative indefinite plural)
kurmave (dative definite plural)
kurmi (ablative indefinite singular)
kurmit (ablative definite singular)
kurmash (ablative indefinite plural)
kurmave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *kurpna, from Proto-Indo-European *krep-. Compare Latin corpus (“body”), Proto-Germanic *hrefaz (“body”).


rusisht

A flet rusisht?


Australi

Australia (definite)
Australi (indefinite nominative singular)
Australia (definite nominative singular)
Australi (accusative indefinite singular)
Australinë (accusative definite singular)
Australie (indefinite singular)
Australisë (definite singular)

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Gjermani

Gjermania (definite)
Gjermani (indefinite nominative singular)
Gjermania (definite nominative singular)
Gjermani (accusative indefinite singular)
Gjermaninë (accusative definite singular)
Gjermanie (indefinite singular)
Gjermanisë (definite singular)
gjerman (indefinite nominative singular)
gjermani (definite nominative singular)
gjermanë (indefinite nominative plural)
gjermanët (definite nominative plural)
gjerman (accusative indefinite singular)
gjermanin (accusative definite singular)
gjermanë (accusative indefinite plural)
gjermanët (accusative definite plural)
gjermani (dative indefinite singular)
gjermanit (dative definite singular)
gjermanëve (dative indefinite plural)
gjermanëvet (dative definite plural)
gjermani (ablative indefinite singular)
gjermanit (ablative definite singular)
gjermanësh (ablative indefinite plural)
gjermanëvet (ablative definite plural)

gjerman + -i; see gjerman (“german”) for more.

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


thëngjill

thëngjill m (plural thëngjij, definite thëngjilli, definite plural thëngjijtë)

thëngjij (plural)
thëngjilli (definite)
thëngjijtë (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tsangila, with *ts- prefix, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“charcoal, coal”).


nofull

sq-noun

nofull f (plural nofulla, definite nofulla, definite plural nofullat)

nofulla (plural)
nofulla (definite)
nofullat (definite plural)

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin in offulā, from offula (“small bit”); compare Neapolitan gnuòffele, guòffole (“jawbone”).


Erjon

Erjoni (definite)
Erjon (indefinite nominative singular)
Erjoni (definite nominative singular)
Erjon (accusative indefinite singular)
Erjonin (accusative definite singular)
Erjoni (indefinite singular)
Erjonit (definite singular)

From erë + jonë, literally “our wind”, with regular final -ë dropping in masculine names derived from feminine jonë.


Yllka

From yll (“star”) + -ka (“diminutive suffix”).


Ylli

From yll (“star”), probably related to Illyrian *Hyllis.


Yllpara

yll (“star”) + para (“in front, away, far from”). Literally “as far as a star”.


Yllnore

yll (“star”) + -ore (“adjectival suffix”). Literally “astral, stellar”.


Lekë

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander


Drita

Dritë (indefinite nominative singular)
Drita (definite nominative singular)
Dritë (accusative indefinite singular)
Dritën (accusative definite singular)
Drite (indefinite singular)
Dritës (definite singular)


Borbardha

From borë (“snow”) + bardhë (“white”), a calque of German Schneewittchen (“Snow White”).


Yllore

a female given name, an alternative form of Yllnore


Yllbardhë

From yll (“star”) + bardhë (“white”). The female counterpart of Bardhyl.


Yllëza

From yll (“star”) + -zë (diminutive suffix).


Bardhyl

Bardhyli (definite)
Bardhyl (indefinite nominative singular)
Bardhyli (definite nominative singular)
Bardhyl (accusative indefinite singular)
Bardhylin (accusative definite singular)
Bardhyli (indefinite singular)
Bardhylit (definite singular)

Learned borrowing from Βάρδυλις (Bárdulis), Βάρδυλλις (Bárdullis), the name of an Illyrian king attested in Ancient Greek sources. The name is widely reinterpreted as bardhë + yll, literally “white star”, and although connection with bardhë (“white”) is indeed widely endorsed, similarity with yll (“star”) is most probably coincidental. See Βάρδυλις (Bárdulis) for further information.


Dritan

Dritani (definite)
Dritan (indefinite nominative singular)
Dritani (definite nominative singular)
Dritan (accusative indefinite singular)
Dritanin (accusative definite singular)
Dritani (indefinite singular)
Dritanit (definite singular)

From dritë (“light”) + -an. Probably the suffix was voluntarily inserted to render it similar to Illyrian *Tritanus.


Drityll

dritë (“light”) + yll (“star”), literally “starlight”.


Dritbardh

dritë (“light”) + bardhë (“white”), meaning “white light”.


Dritjon

dritë (“light”) + jonë (“our”), meaning “our light”.


Ermal

“Mountain wind; mountain scent” from erë (“wind, scent”) + mal (“mountain”).


Dritor

dritë (“light”) + -or (“adjectival suffix”), meaning“of the light”.


Drit

Driti (definite)
Drit (indefinite nominative singular)
Driti (definite nominative singular)
Drit (accusative indefinite singular)
Dritin (accusative definite singular)
Driti (indefinite singular)
Dritit (definite singular)

From dritë (“light”). Male counterpart of Drita.


Arban

a male given name, equivalent to English Alban


Agimor

Agim + -or (“adjectival suffix”), a variant of Agim. Literally 'of the dawn; of the twilight'.


Erag

From erë (“wind, scent”) + ag (“dawn, twilight”), meaning “dawn wind, dawn scent”.


Albanor

Alban + -or (“adjectival suffix”). Literally “of Albania and Albanians”.


Erdet

“Sea wind, scent of the sea”, from erë (“wind, scent”) + det.


Erlir

“Wind of freedom”, from erë (“wind, scent”) + lirë (“free”).


Erand

From erë (“wind, scent”) + ëndë (“pleasure, desire”), meaning “having a good scent; perfume”.


Ermir

“Of good scent”, from erë (“wind, scent”) + mirë (“good”).


Erbardh

From erë (“wind, scent”) + bardhë (“white, good, propitious”), meaning “good or propitious wind”.


Arbënore

Arben, Arbën + -ore (“adjectival suffix”), literally “of the Albanian nation”.


Arbërore

Arbër + -ore (“adjectival suffix”), literally “of the Albanian nation”.


Arbëror

Arbërori (definite)
Arbëror (indefinite nominative singular)
Arbërori (definite nominative singular)
Arbëror (accusative indefinite singular)
Arbërorin (accusative definite singular)
Arbërori (indefinite singular)
Arbërorit (definite singular)


Bled

Probably cognate to Albanian blehurë (Proto-Albanian *blaidura). Compare Old Church Slavonic blědъ (blědŭ, “pallid, pale, wan”), Old English blāt (“pallid, livid”), Old High German bleizza (“paleness”).


Arbënor

Arbënori (definite)
Arbënor (indefinite nominative singular)
Arbënori (definite nominative singular)
Arbënor (accusative indefinite singular)
Arbënorin (accusative definite singular)
Arbënori (indefinite singular)
Arbënorit (definite singular)

From Arbën + -or. Literally, “of Albania, pertaining to Albania”.


Arbi

Short form of Arbër, probably cognate to Illyrian *Arbo.

a diminutive of the male given name Arbër


Erdit

“Day wind”, from erë (“wind, scent”) + ditë (“day”).


Albana

A variant of Arbana, with regular r-l change.


Agon

From the verb agon (“it dawns”), from ag.


Arlind

ar (“gold”) + lind (“to be born”), literally “born from gold”.


Armir

From ar (“gold”) + mirë (“good, beautiful”), literally “good or beautiful gold”.


Argjendor

argjend (“silver”) + -or (“adjectival suffix”), literally “of silver”.


Artar

Artari (definite)
Artar (indefinite nominative singular)
Artari (definite nominative singular)
Artar (accusative indefinite singular)
Artarin (accusative definite singular)
Artari (indefinite singular)
Artarit (definite singular)


Artan

Artani (definite)
Artan (indefinite nominative singular)
Artani (definite nominative singular)
Artan (accusative indefinite singular)
Artanin (accusative definite singular)
Artani (indefinite singular)
Artanit (definite singular)

Learned borrowing of a supposed Illyrian name.


Ardit

From ar (“gold”) + ditë (“day”), literally “golden-colored day”.


Arven

A variant of Arben, with irregular -v, probably influenced or conveyed through a Greek dialect.


Ballan

From ballë (“forehead”), figuratively “strong, bold”.


Endri

“Dreamer”, from ëndërr (“dream, wonder”). Alternatively, a variant of Endrit.


Agron

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄγρων (Ágrōn), the name of an Illyrian king.


Drin

From the river Drin, from Illyrian *Drūn


Yllkuq

yll (“star”) + kuq (“red'”), literally “red star”.


Shkëlzen

Uncertain. Probably from a variant of the verb shkëlqej (“to shine”). Interpreted as “the one who shines”.


Ndue

From Latin Antōnius, the name of a Roman gens.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Anthony


Shpëtim

From shpëtim, from shpëtoj (“to save, rescue”).


Lesh

From Latin Alexius, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios) or Ἄλεξις (Álexis).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexius or Alexis


Kel

a diminutive of the male given name Shkëlzen


Koll

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).

a diminutive of the male given name Nikolla, equivalent to English Nick


Rinim

“Becoming younger, becoming fresh”, from ri (“young, new”).


Skerd

a diminutive of the male given name Skerdilaid


Guran

“Man of stone”, from gur (“stone”). Compare Serbo-Croatian Goran.


Ujkan

From ujk (“wolf”), interpreted as “wolf man”.


Ulkan

An older variant of Ujkan, from Old Albanian ulk (“wolf”).


Krojan

“Of the spring”, from kroj, the nominative form of krua (“spring (body of water)”).


Ndre

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew


Prijar

“Leader, commander”, from prij (“I lead, command”).


Ulpian

From the name of an Illyrian tribe, from the root *ulp, probably a Northern Illyrian dialect cognate to Old Albanian ulk (“wolf”), from *wĺ̥kʷos.


Skerdilaid

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκερδίλαιδος (Skerdílaidos).

bor

Σκερδίλαιδος


armëpushim

From armë (“arm, gun, weapon”) + pushim (“break, cessation, desistance, pause, rest, recess”).


argsh

From older dialectal argësh, from Proto-Albanian *argusa, from Proto-Indo-European; compare Sanskrit अर्गल (argala, “bolt”), Old English reced (“building, house”).

crude pontoon raft or bridge made of wickerwork and inflated bladders


bozhure

sq-noun

bozhure f (plural bozhure, definite bozhurja, definite plural bozhuret)

bozhure (plural)
bozhurja (definite)
bozhuret (definite plural)

From a South Slavic language, ultimately Proto-Slavic *božurъ (“peony”), from *bogъ (“god”). Compare Serbo-Croatian божур, Bulgarian божур (božur). Also borrowed into Romanian bujor and Hungarian bazsarózsa.

Paeonia officinalis
Paeonia officinalis#Translingual


gjarkëz

With dialectal change of q- to gj-, diminutive of qarke (“cattle intestines”). More at qarke.


kilëz

Dialectal; diminutive of kilë. More at kilë.


gliqe

Metathetic plural from gilcë. More at gilcë.


gilcë

gilcë f (plural gilca, definite gilca, definite plural glicat)

gilca (plural)
gilca (definite)
glicat (definite plural)

From kilë (“joint”) + diminutive -cë. More at kilë.


gilzë

Dialectal; from variant kilë (“joint”) + -zë diminutive suffix. Doublet of kilëz.


gërbë

gërbë f (plural gërba, definite gërba, definite plural gërbat)

gërba (plural)
gërba (definite)
gërbat (definite plural)
gërbë (indefinite nominative singular)
gërba (definite nominative singular)
gërba (indefinite nominative plural)
gërbat (definite nominative plural)
gërbë (accusative indefinite singular)
gërbën (accusative definite singular)
gërba (accusative indefinite plural)
gërbat (accusative definite plural)
gërbeje (dative indefinite singular)
gërbës (dative definite singular)
gërbave (dative indefinite plural)
gërbave (dative definite plural)
gërbeje (ablative indefinite singular)
gërbës (ablative definite singular)
gërbash (ablative indefinite plural)
gërbave (ablative definite plural)

(anatomy) hump on a person's back, hunch


qingël

qingël f (plural qingla, definite qingla, definite plural qinglat)

qingla (plural)
qingla (definite)
qinglat (definite plural)

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cingula (“strap, cinch”).

(botany) danewort, dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus)


qeros

(folklore) A clever, sly boy afflicted by scalp ringworm, accompanied by the qosja.


karafil

karafil m (plural karafíla, definite karafíli, definite plural karafílat)

karafíla (plural)
karafíli (definite)
karafílat (definite plural)
karafil (indefinite nominative singular)
karafili (definite nominative singular)
karafila (indefinite nominative plural)
karafilat (definite nominative plural)
karafil (accusative indefinite singular)
karafilin (accusative definite singular)
karafila (accusative indefinite plural)
karafilat (accusative definite plural)
karafili (dative indefinite singular)
karafilit (dative definite singular)
karafilave (dative indefinite plural)
karafilave (dative definite plural)
karafili (ablative indefinite singular)
karafilit (ablative definite singular)
karafilash (ablative indefinite plural)
karafilave (ablative definite plural)

From Ottoman Turkish قرنفل (karanfil), from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful).

Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus caryophyllus#Translingual

(botany) carnation, pink (Dianthus caryophyllus)

Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium aromaticum#Translingual


përrueth

përrueth m (plural përruetha, definite përruethi)

From Gheg përrue (“torrent, rapid stream”) diminutive -th.


zogth

zogth m (plural zogtha, definite zogthi)

From zog + -th diminutive ending. Doublet of zokth.


bruz

From Proto-Albanian *brudja, from Proto-Indo-European *bhrou-dh-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *brudъ (“dirt”) and Thracian βρουτος (vroutos, “barley beer”).


shurbë

sq-noun

shurbë f (plural shurba, definite shurba)

An early borrowing from Latin sorbus. Synonym survë is from Greek σουρβιά (sourviá), itself also from Latin.

Sorbus domestica
Sorbus domestica#Translingual

(botany) service tree (Sorbus domestica)


brukë

brukë f (plural bruka, definite bruka, definite plural brukat)

bruka (plural)
bruka (definite)
brukat (definite plural)
brukë (indefinite nominative singular)
bruka (definite nominative singular)
bruka (indefinite nominative plural)
brukat (definite nominative plural)
brukë (accusative indefinite singular)
brukën (accusative definite singular)
bruka (accusative indefinite plural)
brukat (accusative definite plural)
brukeje (dative indefinite singular)
brukës (dative definite singular)
brukave (dative indefinite plural)
brukave (dative definite plural)
brukeje (ablative indefinite singular)
brukës (ablative definite singular)
brukash (ablative indefinite plural)
brukave (ablative definite plural)

Either from;
* A part of a series of loan words from unattested ancient Greek dialects labeled as Macedonian because it was akin to the native idiom of the Greek-speaking population in the Argead Kingdom. borrowed as Ancient Macedonian *mīrýkhā
* Proto-Albanian *brukā. Compare Proto-Slavic *bьrkь (“twig, stalk, sharp end”).
* Alternatively from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē).
* According to Orel, from Doric Greek βρυκὰ (brukà)


dëllinjë

sq-noun

dëllinjë f (plural dëllinja, definite dëllinja, definite plural dëllinjat)

dëllinja (plural)
dëllinja (definite)
dëllinjat (definite plural)

According to Orel, from dialectal dëllënjë, from Proto-Albanian *daislanjā, from *daislā (“tendon, sinew”) (modern dell). According to Çabej (corroborated by Demiraj), a derivative of dyllë (“wax, sap”) > *dyɫinjə with the -inj plural suffix. According to Topalli, the root could have been inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰayl- (“part, watershed”) with the same plural suffix.

der

Juniperus communis
Juniperus communis#Translingual


thembër

sq-noun

thembër f (plural thembra, definite thembra, definite plural thembrat)

thembra (plural)
thembra (definite)
thembrat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tsambrā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂emb- (“bent, crooked”) (compare Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós), Old Irish camm, Swedish skimpa (“to hop”)).


shtreze

sq-noun

shtreze f (plural shtreze, definite shtërza, definite plural shtrezet)

shtreze (plural)
shtërza (definite)
shtrezet (definite plural)

Singularized plural of *shtër-ez, based on *shtërë, from shtroj (cf. shtredhë). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *steura, from Proto-Germanic *steuro (“steering paddle, rudder, stern”), from *steurjan (“to steer”) (cf. Old English stéor).


shpor

sq-noun

shpor m (plural shpore, definite shpori, definite plural shporet)

shpore (plural)
shpori (definite)
shporet (definite plural)
shpor (indefinite nominative singular)
shpori (definite nominative singular)
shpore (indefinite nominative plural)
shporet (definite nominative plural)
shpor (accusative indefinite singular)
shporin (accusative definite singular)
shpore (accusative indefinite plural)
shporet (accusative definite plural)
shpori (dative indefinite singular)
shporit (dative definite singular)
shporeve (dative indefinite plural)
shporeve (dative definite plural)
shpori (ablative indefinite singular)
shporit (ablative definite singular)
shporesh (ablative indefinite plural)
shporeve (ablative definite plural)

Either from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bear, lead across, penetrate”) (cf. shpoj and shporr), or a loanword from Gothic, through an unattested Vulgar Latin *spora.

der

(uncountable, anatomy) breastbone, keel, furcula


qurra

Uncertain. Possibilities include:
# Akin to Lithuanian šliùrti (“to become dirty”), with the terms sharing a tentative late root Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-r-.
# Akin to Lithuanian krèkti (“to coagulate, clot”).
# Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كیر (kir, “dirt”).


gravë

sq-noun

gravë f (plural grava, definite grava, definite plural gravat)

grava (plural)
grava (definite)
gravat (definite plural)
gravë (indefinite nominative singular)
grava (definite nominative singular)
grava (indefinite nominative plural)
gravat (definite nominative plural)
gravë (accusative indefinite singular)
gravën (accusative definite singular)
grava (accusative indefinite plural)
gravat (accusative definite plural)
graveje (dative indefinite singular)
gravës (dative definite singular)
gravave (dative indefinite plural)
gravave (dative definite plural)
graveje (ablative indefinite singular)
gravës (ablative definite singular)
gravash (ablative indefinite plural)
gravave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *gravā, close to Lithuanian griovà, Latvian grava (“ravine, precipitous valley”), Old Prussian grauwus (“side”). Probably related to grabë.


gobellë

sq-noun

gobellë f (plural gobella, definite gobella, definite plural gobellat)

gobella (plural)
gobella (definite)
gobellat (definite plural)
gobellë (indefinite nominative singular)
gobella (definite nominative singular)
gobella (indefinite nominative plural)
gobellat (definite nominative plural)
gobellë (accusative indefinite singular)
gobellën (accusative definite singular)
gobella (accusative indefinite plural)
gobellat (accusative definite plural)
gobelleje (dative indefinite singular)
gobellës (dative definite singular)
gobellave (dative indefinite plural)
gobellave (dative definite plural)
gobelleje (ablative indefinite singular)
gobellës (ablative definite singular)
gobellash (ablative indefinite plural)
gobellave (ablative definite plural)

From *gobë, reflecting Proto-Albanian *gāub-elā, related to Lithuanian gaũbti (“to cover, to wrap”), Proto-Slavic *gъnǫti (“to bend”). Compare Romanian gobellă.


gosë

gosë f (plural gosa, definite gosa, definite plural gosat)

gosa (plural)
gosa (definite)
gosat (definite plural)
gosë (indefinite nominative singular)
gosa (definite nominative singular)
gosa (indefinite nominative plural)
gosat (definite nominative plural)
gosë (accusative indefinite singular)
gosën (accusative definite singular)
gosa (accusative indefinite plural)
gosat (accusative definite plural)
goseje (dative indefinite singular)
gosës (dative definite singular)
gosave (dative indefinite plural)
gosave (dative definite plural)
goseje (ablative indefinite singular)
gosës (ablative definite singular)
gosash (ablative indefinite plural)
gosave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *gātjā, close to Proto-Slavic *gatь (“dam, pool”), Sanskrit गातु (gātú, “passage, way”).


tangallë

tangallë f (plural tangalla, definite tangalla, definite plural tangajet)

tangalla (plural)
tangalla (definite)
tangajet (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tangā (“thick forest”), close to Lithuanian tankù, Old Norse þéttr (“thick”). Possibly a derivative of tangë, with a semantic innovation.


rribë

rribë f (plural rriba, definite rriba, definite plural rribat)

rriba (plural)
rriba (definite)
rribat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *wribā, from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, to bend”). Close to Lithuanian virbas (“rod, birch-rod, twig”), Proto-Slavic *vьrba (“pussy-willow”).


gërbulë

sq-noun

gërbulë f (plural gërbula, definite gërbula, definite plural gërbulat)

gërbula (plural)
gërbula (definite)
gërbulat (definite plural)
gërbulë (indefinite nominative singular)
gërbula (definite nominative singular)
gërbula (indefinite nominative plural)
gërbulat (definite nominative plural)
gërbulë (accusative indefinite singular)
gërbulën (accusative definite singular)
gërbula (accusative indefinite plural)
gërbulat (accusative definite plural)
gërbuleje (dative indefinite singular)
gërbulës (dative definite singular)
gërbulave (dative indefinite plural)
gërbulave (dative definite plural)
gërbuleje (ablative indefinite singular)
gërbulës (ablative definite singular)
gërbulash (ablative indefinite plural)
gërbulave (ablative definite plural)

From gërbë; related to Lithuanian garbùlis (“lock of hair”). More at gërbë.


dardhëz

dardhëz f (plural dardhëza, definite dardhëza, definite plural dardhëzat)

dardhëza (plural)
dardhëza (definite)
dardhëzat (definite plural)

Pyrus communis
Pyrus communis#Translingual

(botany) musky pear (Pyrus communis var. sativa syn. of Pyrus communis)


dardhukël

dardhukël f (plural dardhukla, definite dardhukla, definite plural dardhuklat)

dardhukla (plural)
dardhukla (definite)
dardhuklat (definite plural)

From dardhë (“pear”) + -ukël (diminutive suffix).


prefekt

prefekt (indefinite nominative singular)
prefekti (definite nominative singular)
prefektë (indefinite nominative plural)
prefektët (definite nominative plural)
prefekt (accusative indefinite singular)
prefektin (accusative definite singular)
prefektë (accusative indefinite plural)
prefektët (accusative definite plural)
prefekti (dative indefinite singular)
prefektit (dative definite singular)
prefektëve (dative indefinite plural)
prefektëve (dative definite plural)
prefekti (ablative indefinite singular)
prefektit (ablative definite singular)
prefektësh (ablative indefinite plural)
prefektëve (ablative definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin praefectus (“one placed in charge”), from praeficere (“to place in charge”).

der

(politics) prefect, particularly the governor of an Albanian county or (historical) prefecture.


prroskë

Gheg; from prrue, variant of përrue. More at përrue.


rungajë

sq-noun

rungajë f (plural rrungaja, definite rrungaja, definite plural rrungajat)

rrungaja (plural)
rrungaja (definite)
rrungajat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *wrunga, from Proto-Indo-European *ṷreng- (“to be bent”). Cognate to Lithuanian rungúoti (“to wind, to bend”).


avër

sq-noun

avër f (plural avra, definite avra, definite plural avrat)

avra (plural)
avra (definite)
avrat (definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *aṷer, *aṷed (“to make wet”).


arrç

arrç m (plural arrça, definite arrçi, definite plural arrçat)

arrça (plural)
arrçi (definite)
arrçat (definite plural)

From ari (“bear”). For sense development compare Russian медве́дка (medvédka, “mole cricket”), from медве́дь (medvédʹ, “bear”).

cog

(zoology) cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)

(zoology) mole cricket (Gryllotalpidae family)


arrç

sq-noun

arrç f (plural arrça, definite arrçi, definite plural arrçat)

(botany, originally Tosk) buckthorn (Rhamnus)


gjazë

gjazë f (plural gjaza, definite gjaza, definite plural gjazat)

gjaza (plural)
gjaza (definite)
gjazat (definite plural)
gjazë (indefinite nominative singular)
gjaza (definite nominative singular)
gjaza (indefinite nominative plural)
gjazat (definite nominative plural)
gjazë (accusative indefinite singular)
gjazën (accusative definite singular)
gjaza (accusative indefinite plural)
gjazat (accusative definite plural)
gjazeje (dative indefinite singular)
gjazës (dative definite singular)
gjazave (dative indefinite plural)
gjazave (dative definite plural)
gjazeje (ablative indefinite singular)
gjazës (ablative definite singular)
gjazash (ablative indefinite plural)
gjazave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *sedjā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-yeh₂, from *sed- (“to sit, be settled”). Cognate to Proto-Slavic *sadь (“garden, grove”).


kërshë

kërshë m (plural kërsha, definite kërshi, definite plural kërshat)

kërsha (plural)
kërshi (definite)
kërshat (definite plural)


noçë

noçë f (plural noça, definite noça, definite plural noçat)

noça (plural)
noça (definite)
noçat (definite plural)

Unclear. Possibly from an older *noshë, continuing Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s, *nh₂es (“nose, nostrils”), with the affricatization of the original final fricative (cf. çaj ~ shaj etc.). Semantically close to Old English nose, nosu (“ness, promontory”), Norwegian nōs (“muzzle, snout”).

unk

Unclear


pitë

sq-noun

pitë f (plural pite, definite pitja, definite plural pitet)

pite (plural)
pitja (definite)
pitet (definite plural)

pastry made out of several layers, filled with cheese, meat, etc.


rimtë

From rrime, cognate to Breton uurm (“dark”) and Welsh gwrm (“dark blue”).


prehër

prehër m (plural prehëra, definite prehri, definite plural prehërat)

prehëra (plural)
prehri (definite)
prehërat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *prōjena (“front”), from Proto-Indo-European *prō (“forward, in front of, before”). Cognate to Greek πρωΐ (proḯ, “early in the morning”), Old High German fruo (“id”).


qersë

sq-noun

qersë f (plural qersa, definite qersa, definite plural qersat)

qersa (plural)
qersa (definite)
qersat (definite plural)
qersë (indefinite nominative singular)
qersa (definite nominative singular)
qersa (indefinite nominative plural)
qersat (definite nominative plural)
qersë (accusative indefinite singular)
qersën (accusative definite singular)
qersa (accusative indefinite plural)
qersat (accusative definite plural)
qerseje (dative indefinite singular)
qersës (dative definite singular)
qersave (dative indefinite plural)
qersave (dative definite plural)
qerseje (ablative indefinite singular)
qersës (ablative definite singular)
qersash (ablative indefinite plural)
qersave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *kerktja, related to Proto-Slavic *kьrča (“stubbed plot”), Latvian kùrkt (“to become empty (of a turnip)”), Old Prussian Churche (“the last sheaf in which the deity hides”).


rrëfanë

sq-noun

rrëfanë f (plural rrëfana, definite rrëfana, definite plural rrëfanat)

rrëfana (plural)
rrëfana (definite)
rrëfanat (definite plural)
rrëfanë (indefinite nominative singular)
rrëfana (definite nominative singular)
rrëfana (indefinite nominative plural)
rrëfanat (definite nominative plural)
rrëfanë (accusative indefinite singular)
rrëfanën (accusative definite singular)
rrëfana (accusative indefinite plural)
rrëfanat (accusative definite plural)
rrëfaneje (dative indefinite singular)
rrëfanës (dative definite singular)
rrëfanave (dative indefinite plural)
rrëfanave (dative definite plural)
rrëfaneje (ablative indefinite singular)
rrëfanës (ablative definite singular)
rrëfanash (ablative indefinite plural)
rrëfanave (ablative definite plural)

Uncertain. Either:
# a prefixed formation of rrë- + *fanë, with the latter unattested; from Proto-Albanian *span(d)ā, cognate to Old Norse fanta, fattr (“curved”), Latin pandus (“bend, crooked, curved”),
# according to Orel, derived from rrëfej in its unattested meaning '*to carry (away)', continuing the same meaning as Latin referre.


shpat

shpat m (plural shpate, definite shpati, definite plural shpatet)

shpate (plural)
shpati (definite)
shpatet (definite plural)

Prefixed form of *pat, from Proto-Albanian *pata, cognate to Greek πίπτω (pípto, “to fall”), Sanskrit पतति (pátati, “to fly, to sour”). Alternatively from shpatull (“shoulder”).

cog

(Arbëresh, Arvanitika) mountain forest, wood, wooded slope


shlligë

sq-noun

shlligë f (plural shllíga, definite shllíga, definite plural shllígat)

shllíga (plural)
shllíga (definite)
shllígat (definite plural)

Either from a tabooistic description derived from lig, or from *lligë, from Proto-Albanian *sligā, the same Indo-European root of Old Irish selige (“turtle”) and German schleichen (“to crawl”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg-, *sleyǵ- (“to glide, smooth, spread”).

(mythology, folklore) kuçedër offspring, dragon hatchling


typth

typth m (plural typtha, definite typthi, definite plural typthat)

typtha (plural)
typthi (definite)
typthat (definite plural)
typth (indefinite nominative singular)
typthi (definite nominative singular)
typtha (indefinite nominative plural)
typthat (definite nominative plural)
typth (accusative indefinite singular)
typthin (accusative definite singular)
typtha (accusative indefinite plural)
typthat (accusative definite plural)
typthi (dative indefinite singular)
typthit (dative definite singular)
typthave (dative indefinite plural)
typthave (dative definite plural)
typthi (ablative indefinite singular)
typthit (ablative definite singular)
typthash (ablative indefinite plural)
typthave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tūpa, probably using the suffix -th, from the same root as shtyp and përtyp.


urelë

urelë f (plural urela, definite urela, definite plural urelat)

urela (plural)
urela (definite)
urelat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *urelā, cognate to Old Norse úr (“drizzle”), Old Prussian wurs (“pool”) and Ancient Greek ἄν-αυρος (án-auros, “devoid of water”).


zgurdhë

sq-noun

zgurdhë f (plural zgurdha, definite zgurdha, definite plural zgurdhat)

zgurdha (plural)
zgurdha (definite)
zgurdhat (definite plural)


vurg

vurg m (plural vurgje, definite vurgu, definite plural vurgjet)

vurgje (plural)
vurgu (definite)
vurgjet (definite plural)
vurg (indefinite nominative singular)
vurgu (definite nominative singular)
vurgje (indefinite nominative plural)
vurgjet (definite nominative plural)
vurg (accusative indefinite singular)
vurgun (accusative definite singular)
vurgje (accusative indefinite plural)
vurgjet (accusative definite plural)
vurgu (dative indefinite singular)
vurgut (dative definite singular)
vurgjeve (dative indefinite plural)
vurgjeve (dative definite plural)
vurgu (ablative indefinite singular)
vurgut (ablative definite singular)
vurgjesh (ablative indefinite plural)
vurgjeve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *wurga, related to Ancient Greek ὀργάω (orgáō, “to be soaked”), ὀργάς (orgás, “marsh, meadow”).


vuth

sq-noun

vuth m (plural vuthe, definite vuthi, definite plural vuthet)

vuthe (plural)
vuthi (definite)
vuthet (definite plural)
vuth (indefinite nominative singular)
vuthi (definite nominative singular)
vuthe (indefinite nominative plural)
vuthet (definite nominative plural)
vuth (accusative indefinite singular)
vuthin (accusative definite singular)
vuthe (accusative indefinite plural)
vuthet (accusative definite plural)
vuthi (dative indefinite singular)
vuthit (dative definite singular)
vutheve (dative indefinite plural)
vutheve (dative definite plural)
vuthi (ablative indefinite singular)
vuthit (ablative definite singular)
vuthesh (ablative indefinite plural)
vutheve (ablative definite plural)


zgavër

zgavër f (plural zgavra, definite zgavra, definite plural zgavrat)

zgavra (plural)
zgavra (definite)
zgavrat (definite plural)

(anatomy) cavity (of organs in the human body)

(geography) hollow (in a rock or ground), cave

(medicine) hole, abscess (in the tooth or chest caused by disease)


djep

djep m (plural djepa, definite djepi, definite plural djepat)

djepa (plural)
djepi (definite)
djepat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *deupa, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewp-, *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”). Cognate to Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), English deep. Ancient Greek δέπας (dépas, “beaker, goblet”) represents a Proto-Albanian loanword. According to Orel, borrowed from Ancient Greek δέπας (dépas).


drushtë

sq-noun

drushtë f (plural drushta, definite drushta, definite plural drushtat)

drushta (plural)
drushta (definite)
drushtat (definite plural)
drushtë (indefinite nominative singular)
drushta (definite nominative singular)
drushta (indefinite nominative plural)
drushtat (definite nominative plural)
drushtë (accusative indefinite singular)
drushtën (accusative definite singular)
drushta (accusative indefinite plural)
drushtat (accusative definite plural)
drushteje (dative indefinite singular)
drushtës (dative definite singular)
drushtave (dative indefinite plural)
drushtave (dative definite plural)
drushteje (ablative indefinite singular)
drushtës (ablative definite singular)
drushtash (ablative indefinite plural)
drushtave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *drustā, from the same root of dru. More at dru.


drokth

drokth m (plural droktha, definite drokthi, definite plural drokthat)

droktha (plural)
drokthi (definite)
drokthat (definite plural)
drokth (indefinite nominative singular)
drokthi (definite nominative singular)
droktha (indefinite nominative plural)
drokthat (definite nominative plural)
drokth (accusative indefinite singular)
drokthin (accusative definite singular)
droktha (accusative indefinite plural)
drokthat (accusative definite plural)
drokthi (dative indefinite singular)
drokthit (dative definite singular)
drokthave (dative indefinite plural)
drokthave (dative definite plural)
drokthi (ablative indefinite singular)
drokthit (ablative definite singular)
drokthash (ablative indefinite plural)
drokthave (ablative definite plural)

A -th suffixed formation from an unattested *drokë, possibly from Proto-Slavic *drokь (“genista”), which, however, is not attested in South Slavic.

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Colutea arborescens#Translingual

(botany) bladder senna (Colutea arborescens)

(botany) French broom (Genista monspessulana)


bushtër

bushtër f (plural bushtra, definite bushtra, definite plural bushtrat)

bushtra (plural)
bushtra (definite)
bushtrat (definite plural)
bushtër (indefinite nominative singular)
bushtra (definite nominative singular)
bushtra (indefinite nominative plural)
bushtrat (definite nominative plural)
bushtër (accusative indefinite singular)
bushtrën (accusative definite singular)
bushtra (accusative indefinite plural)
bushtrat (accusative definite plural)
bushtre (dative indefinite singular)
bushtrës (dative definite singular)
bushtrave (dative indefinite plural)
bushtrave (dative definite plural)
bushtre (ablative indefinite singular)
bushtrës (ablative definite singular)
bushtrash (ablative indefinite plural)
bushtrave (ablative definite plural)

A derivative of bush (“monster”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow”), originally meaning 'to be wild', structurally similar to bisht.

(mythology) dragoness; mythological creature imagined as a fire-breathing female dragon

European mole cricket
European mole cricket

(zoology) European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)


eshke

eshke f (plural eshka, definite eshkja, definite plural eshkat)

eshka (plural)
eshkja (definite)
eshkat (definite plural)
eshke (indefinite nominative singular)
eshkja (definite nominative singular)
eshka (indefinite nominative plural)
eshkat (definite nominative plural)
eshke (accusative indefinite singular)
eshken (accusative definite singular)
eshka (accusative indefinite plural)
eshkat (accusative definite plural)
eshkeje (dative indefinite singular)
eshkes (dative definite singular)
eshkave (dative indefinite plural)
eshkave (dative definite plural)
eshkeje (ablative indefinite singular)
eshkes (ablative definite singular)
eshkash (ablative indefinite plural)
eshkave (ablative definite plural)

Singularised plural of older form eshkë. See veshkë for more.


kudhër

kudhër f (plural kudhra, definite kudhra, definite plural kudhrat)

kudhra (plural)
kudhra (definite)
kudhrat (definite plural)
kudhër (indefinite nominative singular)
kudhra (definite nominative singular)
kudhra (indefinite nominative plural)
kudhrat (definite nominative plural)
kudhër (accusative indefinite singular)
kudhrën (accusative definite singular)
kudhra (accusative indefinite plural)
kudhrat (accusative definite plural)
kudhre (dative indefinite singular)
kudhrës (dative definite singular)
kudhrave (dative indefinite plural)
kudhrave (dative definite plural)
kudhre (ablative indefinite singular)
kudhrës (ablative definite singular)
kudhrash (ablative indefinite plural)
kudhrave (ablative definite plural)

Enlargement of kudh, from Latin incus, incudem (“anvil”).

(anatomy) anvil or incus, a bone (one of three ossicles) of the middle ear


Shkurte

Shkurte f (plural Shkurte, definite Shkurtja)

From shkurt (“short, february”) + -e (female marker)

af

a female given name, masculine equivalent Shkurt


zall

sq-noun

zall m (plural zaje, definite zalli, definite plural zajet)

zaje (plural)
zalli (definite)
zajet (definite plural)
zall (indefinite nominative singular)
zalli (definite nominative singular)
zaje (indefinite nominative plural)
zajet (definite nominative plural)
zall (accusative indefinite singular)
zallin (accusative definite singular)
zaje (accusative indefinite plural)
zajet (accusative definite plural)
zalli (dative indefinite singular)
zallit (dative definite singular)
zajeve (dative indefinite plural)
zajeve (dative definite plural)
zalli (ablative indefinite singular)
zallit (ablative definite singular)
zajesh (ablative indefinite plural)
zajeve (ablative definite plural)

According to Orel, from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialós, “river bank”), borrowed as Proto-Albanian *aigjala, but the initial z- remains unexplained. Çabej considers it an inherited word.


zbres

head

zbres (aorist zbrita, participle zbritur)

From z + bres, present in mbresë and related to pres.


xunkth

sq-noun

xunkth m (plural xunktha, definite xunkthi, definite plural xunkthat)

xunktha (plural)
xunkthi (definite)
xunkthat (definite plural)

Diminutive in -th of Italian giunco (“rush”).