shenjtërore

shenjtërore f (plural shenjtërore, definite shenjtërorja, definite plural shenjtëroret)

shenjtërore (plural)
shenjtërorja (definite)
shenjtëroret (definite plural)

/ʃeɲtəˈɾoɾe/

From shenjtë (“holy, sacred”) + -r- + -ore.

holy place, sanctuary, shrine, chapel (place where relics were preserved)


shfallëngonjë

sq-noun

shfallëngonjë f (definite shfallëngonja)

/ʃfaɫənˈɡoɲə/


pezhishkë

pezhishkë f (plural pezhishka, definite pezhishka, definite plural pezhishkat)

pezhishka (plural)
pezhishka (definite)
pezhishkat (definite plural)


altruizëm

Internationalism, compare English altruism, Italian altruismo.


mistri

mistri f (plural mistri, definite mistria, definite plural mistritë)

mistri (plural)
mistria (definite)
mistritë (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μύστρον (mústron). Cognate to Greek μυστρί (mystrí), Bulgarian мистрия (mistrija), Serbo-Croatian мистрија, Romanian mistrie.


stërvinë

stërvinë f (plural stërvina, definite stërvina, definite plural stërvinat)

stërvina (plural)
stërvina (definite)
stërvinat (definite plural)

From Proto-Slavic *stьrvъ (see Serbo-Croatian strvina).

si sorrat në stërvinë


shetkë

shetkë f (plural shetka, definite shetka, definite plural shetkat)

shetka (plural)
shetka (definite)
shetkat (definite plural)
shetkë (indefinite nominative singular)
shetka (definite nominative singular)
shetka (indefinite nominative plural)
shetkat (definite nominative plural)
shetkë (accusative indefinite singular)
shetkën (accusative definite singular)
shetka (accusative indefinite plural)
shetkat (accusative definite plural)
shetke (dative indefinite singular)
shetkës (dative definite singular)
shetkave (dative indefinite plural)
shetkave (dative definite plural)
shetke (ablative indefinite singular)
shetkës (ablative definite singular)
shetkash (ablative indefinite plural)
shetkave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Slavic *(š)četъka (“brush, bristle”).


përkujtimore

sq-noun

përkujtimore f (plural përkujtimore, definite përkujtimorja, definite plural përkujtimoret)

përkujtimore (plural)
përkujtimorja (definite)
përkujtimoret (definite plural)
përkujtimore (indefinite nominative singular)
përkujtimorja (definite nominative singular)
përkujtimore (indefinite nominative plural)
përkujtimoret (definite nominative plural)
përkujtimore (accusative indefinite singular)
përkujtimoren (accusative definite singular)
përkujtimore (accusative indefinite plural)
përkujtimoret (accusative definite plural)
përkujtimoreje (dative indefinite singular)
përkujtimores (dative definite singular)
përkujtimoreve (dative indefinite plural)
përkujtimoreve (dative definite plural)
përkujtimoreje (ablative indefinite singular)
përkujtimores (ablative definite singular)
përkujtimoresh (ablative indefinite plural)
përkujtimoreve (ablative definite plural)


murrë

murrë f (plural murra, definite murra, definite plural murrat)

murra (plural)
murra (definite)
murrat (definite plural)
murrë (indefinite nominative singular)
murra (definite nominative singular)
murra (indefinite nominative plural)
murrat (definite nominative plural)
murrë (accusative indefinite singular)
murrën (accusative definite singular)
murra (accusative indefinite plural)
murrat (accusative definite plural)
murre (dative indefinite singular)
murrës (dative definite singular)
murrave (dative indefinite plural)
murrave (dative definite plural)
murre (ablative indefinite singular)
murrës (ablative definite singular)
murrash (ablative indefinite plural)
murrave (ablative definite plural)


murrlan

murrlani (definite)
murrlan (indefinite nominative singular)
murrlani (definite nominative singular)
murrlan (accusative indefinite singular)
murrlanin (accusative definite singular)
murrlani (indefinite singular)
murrlanit (definite singular)

According to Orel, the form murrë ~ murrâ is borrowed with an assimilation of the initial b- from Latin boreanus (“Borean”), an adjectival formation of Latin boreās (“north wind”).


muhaxhir

muhaxhir m (plural muhaxhirë, definite muhaxhiri, definite plural muhaxhirët)

muhaxhirë (plural)
muhaxhiri (definite)
muhaxhirët (definite plural)

From Ottoman Turkish مهاجر (muhacir), from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir).

(also adjective, colloquial) refugee: most commonly used for Albanian communities which were expelled by the Serb Army mainly from the sanjak of Niš but also from other Balkan countries during the 19th and 20th century


kompensatë

kompensatë f (plural kompensata, definite kompensata, definite plural kompensatat)

kompensata (plural)
kompensata (definite)
kompensatat (definite plural)
kompensatë (indefinite nominative singular)
kompensata (definite nominative singular)
kompensata (indefinite nominative plural)
kompensatat (definite nominative plural)
kompensatë (accusative indefinite singular)
kompensatën (accusative definite singular)
kompensata (accusative indefinite plural)
kompensatat (accusative definite plural)
kompensate (dative indefinite singular)
kompensatës (dative definite singular)
kompensatave (dative indefinite plural)
kompensatave (dative definite plural)
kompensate (ablative indefinite singular)
kompensatës (ablative definite singular)
kompensatash (ablative indefinite plural)
kompensatave (ablative definite plural)


mushicë

mushicë f (plural mushica, definite mushica, definite plural mushicat)

mushica (plural)
mushica (definite)
mushicat (definite plural)
mushicë (indefinite nominative singular)
mushica (definite nominative singular)
mushica (indefinite nominative plural)
mushicat (definite nominative plural)
mushicë (accusative indefinite singular)
mushicën (accusative definite singular)
mushica (accusative indefinite plural)
mushicat (accusative definite plural)
mushice (dative indefinite singular)
mushicës (dative definite singular)
mushicave (dative indefinite plural)
mushicave (dative definite plural)
mushice (ablative indefinite singular)
mushicës (ablative definite singular)
mushicash (ablative indefinite plural)
mushicave (ablative definite plural)

According to Orel, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *mušica (see Serbo-Croatian mušica).


furfule

furfule f (plural furfuletë, definite furfuleja)

furfuletë (plural)
furfuleja (definite)
furfule (indefinite nominative singular)
furfuleja (definite nominative singular)
furfule (accusative indefinite singular)
furfulenë (accusative definite singular)
furfuleje (indefinite singular)
furfulesë (definite singular)

(also adjective, derogatory) giddy, facile person


sfungjer

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سونگر (sünger), from Greek σφουγγάρι (sfoungári). Doublet of shpuzë and shponxë.

bor+

𐔓𐔇𐔛𐔈𐔙 𐔏𐔇 / 𐔗𐔈𐔙 𐔝𐔀 𐔗𐔀𐔒 𐔝𐔈 𐔒𐔈 𐔏𐔖𐔕𐔈𐔓𐔈 𐔝𐔈 / 𐔗𐔀𐔁𐔇𐔛𐔈𐔝𐔈 𐔒𐔇 𐔕𐔈 𐔛𐔟𐔋𐔇𐔙 𐔒𐔁𐔟/𐔜𐔟𐔓 𐔟𐔞𐔟𐔐 𐔇 𐔗𐔜𐔝𐔟𐔒𐔈

1761, Elbasan Gospel Manuscript, page 9, lines 12–15:

Tomorrow you will see how the faithless stuff me with a sponge filled with vinegar and spit.

nesër ke / për ta pam të më konjënë të / pabesëtë me një sugjer mbu/shun uthul e pshtumë


gabrieç

Possibly from Vulgar Latin form *carabriōnem, from Latin crābrōnem.


gaborre

sq-noun

gaborre f (plural gaborre, definite gaborrja, definite plural gaborret)

gaborre (plural)
gaborrja (definite)
gaborret (definite plural)
gaborre (indefinite nominative singular)
gaborrja (definite nominative singular)
gaborre (indefinite nominative plural)
gaborret (definite nominative plural)
gaborre (accusative indefinite singular)
gaborren (accusative definite singular)
gaborre (accusative indefinite plural)
gaborret (accusative definite plural)
gaborreje (dative indefinite singular)
gaborres (dative definite singular)
gaborreve (dative indefinite plural)
gaborreve (dative definite plural)
gaborreje (ablative indefinite singular)
gaborres (ablative definite singular)
gaborresh (ablative indefinite plural)
gaborreve (ablative definite plural)

(northern Tosk, Myzeqe) pine stump (usually with a hole in it)


gërdec

gërdec m (plural gërdeca, definite gërdeci, definite plural gërdecat)

gërdeca (plural)
gërdeci (definite)
gërdecat (definite plural)
gërdec (indefinite nominative singular)
gërdeci (definite nominative singular)
gërdeca (indefinite nominative plural)
gërdecat (definite nominative plural)
gërdec (accusative indefinite singular)
gërdecin (accusative definite singular)
gërdeca (accusative indefinite plural)
gërdecat (accusative definite plural)
gërdeci (dative indefinite singular)
gërdecit (dative definite singular)
gërdecave (dative indefinite plural)
gërdecave (dative definite plural)
gërdeci (ablative indefinite singular)
gërdecit (ablative definite singular)
gërdecash (ablative indefinite plural)
gërdecave (ablative definite plural)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi#Translingual

(botany) bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)


zeshkël

zeshkël f (plural zeshkla, definite zeshkla, definite plural zeshklat)

zeshkla (plural)
zeshkla (definite)
zeshklat (definite plural)

(chiefly derogatory) dark, swarthy, tan girl/woman


peshtaf

peshtaf m (plural peshtafe, definite peshtafi, definite plural peshtafet)

peshtafe (plural)
peshtafi (definite)
peshtafet (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پشتخته (peştahta), from Classical Persian پیشْتَخْتَه (pēštaxta).

der

peshtafi i nuses


ofiq

sq-noun

ofiq m (plural ofiqe, definite ofiqi, definite plural ofiqet)

ofiqe (plural)
ofiqi (definite)
ofiqet (definite plural)


palldëm

palldëm m (plural palldëme, definite palldëmi, definite plural palldëmet)

palldëme (plural)
palldëmi (definite)
palldëmet (definite plural)
palldëm (indefinite nominative singular)
palldëmi (definite nominative singular)
palldëme (indefinite nominative plural)
palldëmet (definite nominative plural)
palldëm (accusative indefinite singular)
palldëmin (accusative definite singular)
palldëme (accusative indefinite plural)
palldëmet (accusative definite plural)
palldëmi (dative indefinite singular)
palldëmit (dative definite singular)
palldëmeve (dative indefinite plural)
palldëmeve (dative definite plural)
palldëmi (ablative indefinite singular)
palldëmit (ablative definite singular)
palldëmesh (ablative indefinite plural)
palldëmeve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاردم (pardüm), from Persian پاردم (pârdum, “crupper”).


çengi

sq-noun

çengi f (plural çengí, definite çengía, definite plural çengítë)

çengí (plural)
çengía (definite)
çengítë (definite plural)
çengi (indefinite nominative singular)
çengia (definite nominative singular)
çengi (indefinite nominative plural)
çengitë (definite nominative plural)
çengi (accusative indefinite singular)
çenginë (accusative definite singular)
çengi (accusative indefinite plural)
çengitë (accusative definite plural)
çengie (dative indefinite singular)
çengisë (dative definite singular)
çengive (dative indefinite plural)
çengive (dative definite plural)
çengie (ablative indefinite singular)
çengisë (ablative definite singular)
çengish (ablative indefinite plural)
çengive (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چنگی (çengi), from Classical Persian چَنْگِی (čangī).

bor+

(archaic) public dancer (usually accompanied by a band)


odaxhi

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوطهجی (odacı), derived from اوطه (oda) + ـجی (cı, -ci).


suferinë

Derived from sufroj (“to whisper in somebody's ear”), borrowed from Italian soffiare (“to blow”) or zufolare (“to whistle”). Çabej describes a onomatopoeic origin.


kandër

sq-noun

kandër f (plural kandra, definite kandra, definite plural kandrat)

kandra (plural)
kandra (definite)
kandrat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin cantharus (“large drinking vessel, tankard, pot”). According to Çabej directly from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos, “drinking cup”).

bor

jar, cruse, vessel, oil jar (most common usage)

paralysis of feet and shoulders (in horses)

insect, cankerworm, vine louse, bait, crayfish


kangjele

sq-noun

kangjele f (plural kangjéle, definite kangjélja, definite plural kangjélet)

kangjéle (plural)
kangjélja (definite)
kangjélet (definite plural)
kangjele (indefinite nominative singular)
kangjela (definite nominative singular)
kangjele (indefinite nominative plural)
kangjelet (definite nominative plural)
kangjele (accusative indefinite singular)
kangjelen (accusative definite singular)
kangjele (accusative indefinite plural)
kangjelet (accusative definite plural)
kangjele (dative indefinite singular)
kangjeles (dative definite singular)
kangjeleve (dative indefinite plural)
kangjeleve (dative definite plural)
kangjele (ablative indefinite singular)
kangjeles (ablative definite singular)
kangjelesh (ablative indefinite plural)
kangjeleve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin canticellum (compare Romanian cântecel). According to Çabej an Albanian derivative of këngë with suffix -el.

(literary, Arbëresh, Arvanitika) song: part of an epic poetry piece


kollozhek

Probably from Macedonian коложег (koložeg).


kalibobë

kalibobë f (plural kaliboba, definite kaliboba, definite plural kalibobat)

kaliboba (plural)
kaliboba (definite)
kalibobat (definite plural)
kalibobë (indefinite nominative singular)
kaliboba (definite nominative singular)
kaliboba (indefinite nominative plural)
kalibobat (definite nominative plural)
kalibobë (accusative indefinite singular)
kalibobën (accusative definite singular)
kaliboba (accusative indefinite plural)
kalibobat (accusative definite plural)
kalibobe (dative indefinite singular)
kalibobës (dative definite singular)
kalibobave (dative indefinite plural)
kalibobave (dative definite plural)
kalibobe (ablative indefinite singular)
kalibobës (ablative definite singular)
kalibobash (ablative indefinite plural)
kalibobave (ablative definite plural)

According to Orel, from an unattested Proto-Slavic *kalibobъ, compound of *kaliti + *bobъ.

Celtis australis
Celtis australis#Translingual

lote, hackberry (Celtis), usually more specifically the European nettle tree (Celtis australis)


kalivare

kalivare f (plural kalivare, definite kalivarja, definite plural kalivaret)

kalivare (plural)
kalivarja (definite)
kalivaret (definite plural)

From kali- (expressive prefix) + var (“to hang”).

af

plank of wood used to hang strings of corn, tobacco, etc.

strings of corn, tobacco hung for drying

something suspended from above, substance that flows down from above, tricking down


qiparis

sq-noun

qiparis m (plural qiparisa, definite qiparisi, definite plural qiparisat)

qiparisa (plural)
qiparisi (definite)
qiparisat (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos).


qipër

From Latin Cyprium (“copper”) with the contraction of aes.


mizë kali

forest fly, horse tick (Hippobosca equina)


murrjelë

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Italian morello (“dark brown; dark red”), alternatively akin to i murrmë, i murrët (“dark gray”). A connection with Spanish buriel (“dark red”) is to be discarded.

bor+

(figurative, derogatory) someone who pesters, harasses; gadfly


muzumbrek

A compound of brekë pl (“pants, underwear”), possibly with Greek μέση (mési, “waist”). Similar sounding to Romanian cozondraci (“suspenders”) and Greek βρακοζώνα (vrakozóna, “belt”).


verandë

sq-noun

verandë f (plural veranda, definite veranda, definite plural verandat)

veranda (plural)
veranda (definite)
verandat (definite plural)

verandah; big balcony used to leisure during the summer

(nonstandard) porch, entrance hall, foyer


pojatë

pojatë f (plural pojata, definite pojata, definite plural pojatat)

pojata (plural)
pojata (definite)
pojatat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *polata (“palace, porch”). The shepharding term was borrowed to Romanian poiată.


spirë

(medicine, veterinary medicine, originally Gheg) diarrhea

(southern Gheg, Tirana) mucus of nose, snot, snivel


diarre

Internationalism, compare English diarrhea, Italian diarrea.


bejtexhi

sq-noun

bejtexhi m (plural bejtexhinj, definite bejtexhiu, definite plural bejtexhinjtë)

bejtexhinj (plural)
bejtexhiu (definite)
bejtexhinjtë (definite plural)
bejtexhi (indefinite nominative singular)
bejtexhiu (definite nominative singular)
bejtexhinj (indefinite nominative plural)
bejtexhinjtë (definite nominative plural)
bejtexhi (accusative indefinite singular)
bejtexhiun (accusative definite singular)
bejtexhinj (accusative indefinite plural)
bejtexhinjtë (accusative definite plural)
bejtexhiu (dative indefinite singular)
bejtexhiut (dative definite singular)
bejtexhinjve (dative indefinite plural)
bejtexhinjve (dative definite plural)
bejtexhiu (ablative indefinite singular)
bejtexhiut (ablative definite singular)
bejtexhinjsh (ablative indefinite plural)
bejtexhinjve (ablative definite plural)


kërtole

kërtole f (plural kërtóle, definite kërtólja, definite plural kërtólet)

kërtóle (plural)
kërtólja (definite)
kërtólet (definite plural)
kërtole (indefinite nominative singular)
kërtolja (definite nominative singular)
kërtole (indefinite nominative plural)
kërtolet (definite nominative plural)
kërtole (accusative indefinite singular)
kërtolen (accusative definite singular)
kërtole (accusative indefinite plural)
kërtolet (accusative definite plural)
kërtoleje (dative indefinite singular)
kërtoles (dative definite singular)
kërtoleve (dative indefinite plural)
kërtoleve (dative definite plural)
kërtoleje (ablative indefinite singular)
kërtoles (ablative definite singular)
kërtolesh (ablative indefinite plural)
kërtoleve (ablative definite plural)


zgjuath

(originally northern Tosk, Myzeqe, medicine) onychia, whitlow, agnail


zgjumth

zgjumth m (plural zgjumth, definite zgjumthi, definite plural zgjumthit)

zgjumth (plural)
zgjumthi (definite)
zgjumthit (definite plural)

Dha zgjumthin e fjeti


shqitëz

shqitëz f (plural shqitëza, definite shqitëza, definite plural shqitëzat)

shqitëza (plural)
shqitëza (definite)
shqitëzat (definite plural)

Aythya ferina
Aythya ferina#Translingual

(archaic) common pochard (Aythya ferina)


zhytër

zhytër f (plural zhýtra, definite zhýtra, definite plural zhýtrat)

zhýtra (plural)
zhýtra (definite)
zhýtrat (definite plural)

From zhyt (“to dive in, to immerse”) + -ër.


zhyvelgë

(northern Tosk, Tomorr) dried leaves, dead leaves


qafëz

qafëz f (plural qafëza, definite qafëza, definite plural qafëzat)

qafëza (plural)
qafëza (definite)
qafëzat (definite plural)

(botany) part of a plant between the stem and the roots


lezë

(Tiranë) Southern Gheg form of lez (“mole; wart”)


luzmë

luzmë f (plural luzma, definite luzma, definite plural luzmat)

luzma (plural)
luzma (definite)
luzmat (definite plural)

(also Arbëresh, beekeeping) swarm (of bees)


prijë

prijë f (plural prija, definite prija, definite plural prijat)

prija (plural)
prija (definite)
prijat (definite plural)

From Latin porrīna, a derivative of Latin porrum (“chives, leek”).


prijë

Derivative of prij + -e, probably a calque from South Slavic *vada.

column of trees at the end of a field, orchard


prijë

(colloquial) command, guidance, leadership


bollujëse

bollujëse f (plural bollújëse, definite bollújësja, definite plural bollújëset)

bollújëse (plural)
bollújësja (definite)
bollújëset (definite plural)

From bollë (“rat snake, boa”) + ujë (“water”) + -ëse.

af

Natrix natrix
Natrix natrix#Translingual


cergë

sq-noun

cergë f (plural cerga, definite cerga, definite plural cergat)

cerga (plural)
cerga (definite)
cergat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چرگه (çerge), with the c- form via Greek τσέργα (tsérga).

bor+

shtroj cergën

coarse rug, blanket, carpet, traditionally of goat's hair

(dialectal) squint, strabismus; cataract


cilinë

sq-noun

cilinë f (plural cilína, definite cilína, definite plural cilínat)

cilína (plural)
cilína (definite)
cilínat (definite plural)

(Arvanitika, Arbëresh) silk apron decorated with gold


fushamirë

fushamirë m (plural fushamirë, definite fushamiri, definite plural fushamirët)

fushamirë (plural)
fushamiri (definite)
fushamirët (definite plural)

From fushë (“field”) + -a- + mirë (“good, well”).

af

(Arvanitika, Arbëresh) cattle or sheep shepherd


gorrishtë

sq-noun

gorrishtë f (plural gorríshta, definite gorríshta, definite plural gorríshtat)

gorríshta (plural)
gorríshta (definite)
gorríshtat (definite plural)
gorrishtë (indefinite nominative singular)
gorrishta (definite nominative singular)
gorrishta (indefinite nominative plural)
gorrishtat (definite nominative plural)
gorrishtë (accusative indefinite singular)
gorrishtën (accusative definite singular)
gorrishta (accusative indefinite plural)
gorrishtat (accusative definite plural)
gorrishte (dative indefinite singular)
gorrishtës (dative definite singular)
gorrishtave (dative indefinite plural)
gorrishtave (dative definite plural)
gorrishte (ablative indefinite singular)
gorrishtës (ablative definite singular)
gorrishtash (ablative indefinite plural)
gorrishtave (ablative definite plural)


shollë

shollë f (plural shólla, definite shólla, definite plural shóllat)

shuall m (plural shóje, definite shúalli, definite plural shójet)

shólla (plural)
shólla (definite)
shóllat (definite plural)
shuall (canonical masculine)
shóje (plural)
shúalli (definite)
shójet (definite plural)

bottom of shoe, leather sole, sandal, hoof-sandal


cukunidhë

Borrowed from Greek τσουκνίδα (tsouknída).


penxhere

sq-noun

penxhere f (plural penxhére, definite penxhérja, definite plural penxhéret)

penxhére (plural)
penxhérja (definite)
penxhéret (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پنجره (pencere), from Persian پنجره (panjere).


pojak

sq-noun

pojak m (plural pojakë, definite pojaku, definite plural pojakët)

pojakë (plural)
pojaku (definite)
pojakët (definite plural)


pekul

pekul m (plural pekúle, definite pekúli, definite plural pekúlet)

pekúle (plural)
pekúli (definite)
pekúlet (definite plural)

Near-synonym: pasuri

(historical) lease, tenant farmer, sharecrop: property given to a tenant farmer in exchange for a big portion of their yield in taxes and payments

(historical, archaic) property, possession, savings

Near-synonym: dhuratë

(colloquial) small gift (usually given to children)

e kam mpsuar me pekul ― I've spoilt him (southern Tosk, Gjirokastër)

(chiefly in the plural, figurative) attention, care, regard, spoil


kalldrëm

kalldrëm m (plural kalldrémet, definite kalldrëmi, definite plural kalldrémet)

kalldrémet (plural)
kalldrëmi (definite)
kalldrémet (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالدرم (kaldırım, “pavement, paving, paved road, enbankment, dyke, a cross”).


nafakë

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نفقه (nafaka).

me nafakë

nafakë e keqe, nafakë e zezë

nafakë e mirë


flokëz

(mythology) siren, mermaid: in Albanian folklore, a young and beautiful long-haired maiden who stood near creeks, rivers and lakes combing her hair

(botany) plant that blooms in spring and is used as food for domesticated animals


lekën

sq-noun

lekën f (plural lékna, definite lékna, definite plural léknat)

lékna (plural)
lékna (definite)
léknat (definite plural)

Near-synonym: koran (male)

(zoology) female Ohrid trout (Salmo letnica)


guvë

Akin to Greek γούβα (goúva), γκούβα (gkoúva, “small pit; depression”), Aromanian guvã (“hole, cavity”), regional Romanian guvă (“nostril”). Other languages may have borrowed the word from Albanian where, given the variant guvër, it is most likely a variant of gavër (“hollow in a tree trunk; hole, cavity”).


kullusmë

A metathesis of *kullumesë (cf. gjysmë) borrowed from Vulgar Latin columnātia (cf. Latin columnātiō).


fnazë

Near-synonyms: frulli, fërfëllizë


katoç

The knot on a handkerchief in the children game torkë.


krinë

Borrowed from Bulgarian кри́на (krína, “bushel”), compare Aromanian crinã (“bushel; beehive”), dialectal Greek κρίνα (krína, “beehive”).


krinë

Borrowed from Greek κρίνο n (kríno), dialectal κρίνα f (krína, “lily”).


kaçkë

Ultimately likely a result of sound symbolism, compare the synonymous katoç, kakrruk, çaçanik, Aromanian cucoashi／cucoashe, dialectal Turkish şakşakı.

(figurative, derogatory) ignorant, uncultured person, dunce


zarzavate

sq-noun

zarzavate f (plural zarzaváte, definite zarzavátja, definite plural zarzavátet)

zarzaváte (plural)
zarzavátja (definite)
zarzavátet (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زرزوات (zerzavat), from Classical Persian سَبْزَوَاتْ (sabzawāt, “vegetables”).


porteg

Borrowed from Venetan pòrtego ~ Italian portico. From Buzuku's orthography it is ambiguous whether the attested form represents portegj or porteq.

ꝑ enbii gneh ȣieh ћi hi ξosne pro/baticha pisinah e gɛuξist hi ξone: betesai/da: ћi chaa pesse porteћ

1555, Gjon Buzuku, Meshari, John 5:2, page 45v, lines 69–71:

on a water which they call piscina probatica in and in Hebrew they call Bethsaida which has five porches


lloskë

sq-noun

lloskë f (plural llóska, definite llóska, definite plural llóskat)

llóska (plural)
llóska (definite)
llóskat (definite plural)
lloskë (indefinite nominative singular)
lloska (definite nominative singular)
lloska (indefinite nominative plural)
lloskat (definite nominative plural)
lloskë (accusative indefinite singular)
lloskën (accusative definite singular)
lloska (accusative indefinite plural)
lloskat (accusative definite plural)
lloske (dative indefinite singular)
lloskës (dative definite singular)
lloskave (dative indefinite plural)
lloskave (dative definite plural)
lloske (ablative indefinite singular)
lloskës (ablative definite singular)
lloskash (ablative indefinite plural)
lloskave (ablative definite plural)

Uncertain. Per Orel, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *loska, but unattested in South Slavic languages except for Old Slovene lusk (“tick”).


kumri

kumri f (plural kumrí, definite kumría, definite plural kumrítë)

kumrí (plural)
kumría (definite)
kumrítë (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قمری (kumru), from Old Anatolian Turkish, from Arabic قُمْرِيّ (qumriyy, “laughing dove”).

der

Eurasian collared dove
Eurasian collared dove

(zoology) Eurasian collared dove, ringdove

(figurative, endearing) beautiful maiden


spicë

sq-noun

spicë f (plural spíca, definite spíca, definite plural spícat)

spíca (plural)
spíca (definite)
spícat (definite plural)
spicë (indefinite nominative singular)
spica (definite nominative singular)
spica (indefinite nominative plural)
spicat (definite nominative plural)
spicë (accusative indefinite singular)
spicën (accusative definite singular)
spica (accusative indefinite plural)
spicat (accusative definite plural)
spice (dative indefinite singular)
spicës (dative definite singular)
spicave (dative indefinite plural)
spicave (dative definite plural)
spice (ablative indefinite singular)
spicës (ablative definite singular)
spicash (ablative indefinite plural)
spicave (ablative definite plural)

(chiefly in the plural, figurative) to confuse/incite, to intrigue


limonadë

The earlier form with /t/ stems from Italian limonata while the one with /ð/ was mediated by Greek λεμονάδα (lemonáda). The form with /d/ appears only later, which is why it likely reflects a more recent borrowing from French limonade rather than an original loan from Venetan łimonada.


idhcë

ídhca (definite)
idhcë (indefinite nominative singular)
idhca (definite nominative singular)
idhca (indefinite nominative plural)
idhcat (definite nominative plural)
idhcë (accusative indefinite singular)
idhcën (accusative definite singular)
idhca (accusative indefinite plural)
idhcat (accusative definite plural)
idhce (dative indefinite singular)
idhcës (dative definite singular)
idhcave (dative indefinite plural)
idhcave (dative definite plural)
idhce (ablative indefinite singular)
idhcës (ablative definite singular)
idhcash (ablative indefinite plural)
idhcave (ablative definite plural)

Probably from dialectal Gheg form idhtë of hidhur (“bitter”). See Romanian fiere for similar semantic relationship.


gardalinë

gardalinë f (plural gardalína, definite gardalína, definite plural gardalínat)

gardalína (plural)
gardalína (definite)
gardalínat (definite plural)
gardalinë (indefinite nominative singular)
gardalina (definite nominative singular)
gardalina (indefinite nominative plural)
gardalinat (definite nominative plural)
gardalinë (accusative indefinite singular)
gardalinën (accusative definite singular)
gardalina (accusative indefinite plural)
gardalinat (accusative definite plural)
gardaline (dative indefinite singular)
gardalinës (dative definite singular)
gardalinave (dative indefinite plural)
gardalinave (dative definite plural)
gardaline (ablative indefinite singular)
gardalinës (ablative definite singular)
gardalinash (ablative indefinite plural)
gardalinave (ablative definite plural)

Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis carduelis#Translingual

(originally Gheg, Shkodër, Tiranë) European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)


kryeartëz

kryeartëz f (plural kryeártëza, definite kryeártëza, definite plural kryeártëzat)

kryeártëza (plural)
kryeártëza (definite)
kryeártëzat (definite plural)
kryeartëz (indefinite nominative singular)
kryeartëza (definite nominative singular)
kryeartëza (indefinite nominative plural)
kryeartëzat (definite nominative plural)
kryeartëz (accusative indefinite singular)
kryeartëzën (accusative definite singular)
kryeartëza (accusative indefinite plural)
kryeartëzat (accusative definite plural)
kryeartëzeje (dative indefinite singular)
kryeartëzës (dative definite singular)
kryeartëzave (dative indefinite plural)
kryeartëzave (dative definite plural)
kryeartëzeje (ablative indefinite singular)
kryeartëzës (ablative definite singular)
kryeartëzash (ablative indefinite plural)
kryeartëzave (ablative definite plural)

From krye (“head”) + artë (“golden”) + -ëz (diminutive suffix).

af

(zoology) European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)


rrëshkatë

sq-noun

rrëshkatë f (plural rrëshkáta, definite rrëshkáta, definite plural rrëshkátat)

rrëshkáta (plural)
rrëshkáta (definite)
rrëshkátat (definite plural)

Nominal derivative of rrëshkas~rrëshqas (“to slip”).


probatin

probatin m (plural probatinë, definite probatini, definite plural probatinët)

probatinë (plural)
probatini (definite)
probatinët (definite plural)

Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *pobratimъ.


flamuri

flamuri m (plural flamurë, definite flamuri, definite plural flamurët)

flamurë (plural)
flamuri (definite)
flamurët (definite plural)


revistë

revistë f (plural revista, definite revista, definite plural revistat)

revista (plural)
revista (definite)
revistat (definite plural)


linjta

të linjta (canonical feminine plural)
të linjtat (definite)


rripë

rripë f (plural rripa, definite rripa, definite plural rripat)

rripa (plural)
rripa (definite)
rripat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin rīpa (“bank, shore”). Compare Romanian râpă, Aromanian arãpã (“ravine, precipice”).


groshë

sq-noun

groshë f (plural gróshë, definite grósha, definite plural gróshët)

gróshë (plural)
grósha (definite)
gróshët (definite plural)
groshë (indefinite nominative singular)
grosha (definite nominative singular)
groshë (indefinite nominative plural)
groshët (definite nominative plural)
groshë (accusative indefinite singular)
groshën (accusative definite singular)
groshë (accusative indefinite plural)
groshët (accusative definite plural)
groshe (dative indefinite singular)
groshës (dative definite singular)
groshëve (dative indefinite plural)
groshëve (dative definite plural)
groshe (ablative indefinite singular)
groshës (ablative definite singular)
groshësh (ablative indefinite plural)
groshëve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Slavic *goršь, derived from *gorxъ. The West Slavic development of *-or- may point towards a derivation from an extinct dialect.


grosh

grosh m (plural gróshë, definite gróshi, definite plural gróshët)

gróshë (plural)
gróshi (definite)
gróshët (definite plural)
grosh (indefinite nominative singular)
groshi (definite nominative singular)
groshë (indefinite nominative plural)
groshët (definite nominative plural)
grosh (accusative indefinite singular)
groshin (accusative definite singular)
groshë (accusative indefinite plural)
groshët (accusative definite plural)
groshi (dative indefinite singular)
groshit (dative definite singular)
groshëve (dative indefinite plural)
groshëve (dative definite plural)
groshi (ablative indefinite singular)
groshit (ablative definite singular)
groshësh (ablative indefinite plural)
groshëve (ablative definite plural)

Ultimately derived from German Groschen, Latin grossus.

(archaic, historical) kurus: Ottoman-era coin with the value of 40 para or 1/100th of a Turkish lira


grosh

Alternative form of groshë (southern Gheg, Tosk, Tiranë, Berat)


qezë

qezë f (plural qéza, definite qéza, definite plural qézat)

qéza (plural)
qéza (definite)
qézat (definite plural)
qezë (indefinite nominative singular)
qeza (definite nominative singular)
qeza (indefinite nominative plural)
qezat (definite nominative plural)
qezë (accusative indefinite singular)
qezën (accusative definite singular)
qeza (accusative indefinite plural)
qezat (accusative definite plural)
qeze (dative indefinite singular)
qezës (dative definite singular)
qezave (dative indefinite plural)
qezave (dative definite plural)
qeze (ablative indefinite singular)
qezës (ablative definite singular)
qezash (ablative indefinite plural)
qezave (ablative definite plural)

Derived from qe~që (“round kneading board”).

(southern Gheg, Tiranë, Elbasan) breadboard


çepi

Possibly from qep (“sew”), via a figurative sense “to mend” or “to hold together”. The form with /f/ might have arisen by influence of qejf, qef (“pleasure, good mood”).

gratë duhet të kenë çepi për shpi


kucurri

Perhaps akin to kucur (“log stump”) or shkurre (“shrub”).


përlak

përlak m (plural përlakë, definite përlaku, definite plural përlakët)

përlakë (plural)
përlaku (definite)
përlakët (definite plural)
përlak (indefinite nominative singular)
përlaku (definite nominative singular)
përlakë (indefinite nominative plural)
përlakët (definite nominative plural)
përlak (accusative indefinite singular)
përlakun (accusative definite singular)
përlakë (accusative indefinite plural)
përlakët (accusative definite plural)
përlaku (dative indefinite singular)
përlakut (dative definite singular)
përlakëve (dative indefinite plural)
përlakëve (dative definite plural)
përlaku (ablative indefinite singular)
përlakut (ablative definite singular)
përlakësh (ablative indefinite plural)
përlakëve (ablative definite plural)

(northeastern Gheg, Lumë) donkey's colt/young


qemane

qemane f (plural qemáne, definite qemánia, definite plural qemánet)

qemáne (plural)
qemánia (definite)
qemánet (definite plural)
qemane (indefinite nominative singular)
qemania (definite nominative singular)
qemane (indefinite nominative plural)
qemanet (definite nominative plural)
qemane (accusative indefinite singular)
qemanen (accusative definite singular)
qemane (accusative indefinite plural)
qemanet (accusative definite plural)
qemaneje (dative indefinite singular)
qemanes (dative definite singular)
qemaneve (dative indefinite plural)
qemaneve (dative definite plural)
qemaneje (ablative indefinite singular)
qemanes (ablative definite singular)
qemanesh (ablative indefinite plural)
qemaneve (ablative definite plural)

From Ottoman Turkish كمان (keman), from Persian کمان (kamân).

Near-synonym: lahutë


pulëhine

pulëhine f (plural pulëhíne, definite pulëhínia, definite plural pulëhínet)

pulëhíne (plural)
pulëhínia (definite)
pulëhínet (definite plural)
pulëhine (indefinite nominative singular)
pulëhinia (definite nominative singular)
pulëhine (indefinite nominative plural)
pulëhinet (definite nominative plural)
pulëhine (accusative indefinite singular)
pulëhinen (accusative definite singular)
pulëhine (accusative indefinite plural)
pulëhinet (accusative definite plural)
pulëhineje (dative indefinite singular)
pulëhines (dative definite singular)
pulëhineve (dative indefinite plural)
pulëhineve (dative definite plural)
pulëhineje (ablative indefinite singular)
pulëhines (ablative definite singular)
pulëhinesh (ablative indefinite plural)
pulëhineve (ablative definite plural)

From pulë (“chicken, fowl”) + hin (“grey, ashen”) + -e.


shëmitër

shëmítri (definite)
shëmitër (indefinite nominative singular)
shëmitri (definite nominative singular)
shëmitër (accusative indefinite singular)
shëmitrin (accusative definite singular)
shëmitri (indefinite singular)
shëmitrit (definite singular)

From shën + Dhimitër, a calque of Latin Sanctus Demetrius, the latter derived directly from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios). The martyr is venerated in Albania on 26 October, linking the month to the saint's day.


rriqën

sq-noun

rriqën f (plural rríqna, definite rríqna, definite plural rríqnat)

rríqna (plural)
rríqna (definite)
rríqnat (definite plural)


shtërpi

shtërpi m (plural shtërpínj, definite shtërpíu, definite plural shtërpínjtë)

shtërpínj (plural)
shtërpíu (definite)
shtërpínjtë (definite plural)
shtërpi (indefinite nominative singular)
shtërpiu (definite nominative singular)
shtërpinj (indefinite nominative plural)
shtërpinjtë (definite nominative plural)
shtërpi (accusative indefinite singular)
shtërpiun (accusative definite singular)
shtërpinj (accusative indefinite plural)
shtërpinjtë (accusative definite plural)
shtërpiu (dative indefinite singular)
shtërpiut (dative definite singular)
shtërpinjve (dative indefinite plural)
shtërpinjve (dative definite plural)
shtërpiu (ablative indefinite singular)
shtërpiut (ablative definite singular)
shtërpinjsh (ablative indefinite plural)
shtërpinjve (ablative definite plural)


kulumri

kulumri f (plural kulumrí, definite kulumría, definite plural kulumrítë)

kulumrí (plural)
kulumría (definite)
kulumrítë (definite plural)

Gheg form of kullumbri (“blackthorn, collared dove”)


zdragushë

Ultimately, in a way or another, from Serbo-Croatian drȃg／дра̑г.

Per mbas s' cilles vend kisht' zânë,
Pa i a dá m' «zdragushë» tue dhânë

1937, Gjergj Fishta, Lahuta e Malcís, canto 20, lines 328–9:


majasëll

majasëlli (definite)
majasëll (indefinite nominative singular)
majasëlli (definite nominative singular)
majasëll (accusative indefinite singular)
majasëllin (accusative definite singular)
majasëlli (indefinite singular)
majasëllit (definite singular)

(medicine, colloquial) hemorrhoid, piles


gëluhë

La lingua tua divenga spada!

1906, Gabriele Dara, Kënka e spràsme e Balës, Catanzaro: G. Caliò, page 184:


verigë

verigë f (plural veriga, definite veriga, definite plural verigat)

veriga (plural)
veriga (definite)
verigat (definite plural)

Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *veriga (“chain”).

chain to support pothooks on a fireplace

wooden or iron pin connecting the yoke with the ploughshare


bëz

bëz m (plural bëze, definite bëzi, definite plural bëzet)

bëze (plural)
bëzi (definite)
bëzet (definite plural)
bëz (indefinite nominative singular)
bëzi (definite nominative singular)
bëze (indefinite nominative plural)
bëzet (definite nominative plural)
bëz (accusative indefinite singular)
bëzin (accusative definite singular)
bëze (accusative indefinite plural)
bëzet (accusative definite plural)
bëzi (dative indefinite singular)
bëzit (dative definite singular)
bëzeve (dative indefinite plural)
bëzeve (dative definite plural)
bëzi (ablative indefinite singular)
bëzit (ablative definite singular)
bëzesh (ablative indefinite plural)
bëzeve (ablative definite plural)

(originally northern Tosk, Myzeqe) scum or dense plants floating as an island on ponds


kodrinë

kodrinë f (plural kodrína, definite kodrína, definite plural kodrínat)

kodrína (plural)
kodrína (definite)
kodrínat (definite plural)
kodrinë (indefinite nominative singular)
kodrina (definite nominative singular)
kodrina (indefinite nominative plural)
kodrinat (definite nominative plural)
kodrinë (accusative indefinite singular)
kodrinën (accusative definite singular)
kodrina (accusative indefinite plural)
kodrinat (accusative definite plural)
kodrine (dative indefinite singular)
kodrinës (dative definite singular)
kodrinave (dative indefinite plural)
kodrinave (dative definite plural)
kodrine (ablative indefinite singular)
kodrinës (ablative definite singular)
kodrinash (ablative indefinite plural)
kodrinave (ablative definite plural)


karderinë

karderinë f (plural karderína, definite karderína, definite plural karderínat)

karderína (plural)
karderína (definite)
karderínat (definite plural)
karderinë (indefinite nominative singular)
karderina (definite nominative singular)
karderina (indefinite nominative plural)
karderinat (definite nominative plural)
karderinë (accusative indefinite singular)
karderinën (accusative definite singular)
karderina (accusative indefinite plural)
karderinat (accusative definite plural)
karderine (dative indefinite singular)
karderinës (dative definite singular)
karderinave (dative indefinite plural)
karderinave (dative definite plural)
karderine (ablative indefinite singular)
karderinës (ablative definite singular)
karderinash (ablative indefinite plural)
karderinave (ablative definite plural)

goldfinch, European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)


shalësinë

shalësinë f (plural shalësína, definite shalësína, definite plural shalësínat)

shalësína (plural)
shalësína (definite)
shalësínat (definite plural)
shalësinë (indefinite nominative singular)
shalësina (definite nominative singular)
shalësina (indefinite nominative plural)
shalësinat (definite nominative plural)
shalësinë (accusative indefinite singular)
shalësinën (accusative definite singular)
shalësina (accusative indefinite plural)
shalësinat (accusative definite plural)
shalësine (dative indefinite singular)
shalësinës (dative definite singular)
shalësinave (dative indefinite plural)
shalësinave (dative definite plural)
shalësine (ablative indefinite singular)
shalësinës (ablative definite singular)
shalësinash (ablative indefinite plural)
shalësinave (ablative definite plural)

sha‧lë‧sí‧në


oborr

oborr f (plural obórre, definite obórri, definite plural obórret)

obórre (plural)
obórri (definite)
obórret (definite plural)
oborr (indefinite nominative singular)
oborri (definite nominative singular)
oborre (indefinite nominative plural)
oborret (definite nominative plural)
oborr (accusative indefinite singular)
oborrin (accusative definite singular)
oborre (accusative indefinite plural)
oborret (accusative definite plural)
oborri (dative indefinite singular)
oborrit (dative definite singular)
oborreve (dative indefinite plural)
oborreve (dative definite plural)
oborri (ablative indefinite singular)
oborrit (ablative definite singular)
oborresh (ablative indefinite plural)
oborreve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *oborъ (compare Bulgarian обо́р (obór), Serbo-Croatian òbor).

(historical) collective's yard given to a family for personal use

oborri mbretëror

(collective) court (of a king or emperor)

palace, court (residence of the sovereign)


matkë

From a Slavic language, related to Russian ма́тка (mátka, “queen bee”)


rrojkë

From rroj (“to stay alive, survive”) + -kë (diminutive suffix). Alternatively, from Serbo-Croatian: rȏj (“swarm”).


ofsh

sq-noun

ofsh m (plural ófshe, definite ófshi, definite plural ófshet)

ófshe (plural)
ófshi (definite)
ófshet (definite plural)
ofsh (indefinite nominative singular)
ofshi (definite nominative singular)
ofshe (indefinite nominative plural)
ofshet (definite nominative plural)
ofsh (accusative indefinite singular)
ofshin (accusative definite singular)
ofshe (accusative indefinite plural)
ofshet (accusative definite plural)
ofshi (dative indefinite singular)
ofshit (dative definite singular)
ofsheve (dative indefinite plural)
ofsheve (dative definite plural)
ofshi (ablative indefinite singular)
ofshit (ablative definite singular)
ofshesh (ablative indefinite plural)
ofsheve (ablative definite plural)


ofshë

ofshë f (plural ófsha, definite ófsha, definite plural ófshat)

ófsha (plural)
ófsha (definite)
ófshat (definite plural)
ofshë (indefinite nominative singular)
ofsha (definite nominative singular)
ofsha (indefinite nominative plural)
ofshat (definite nominative plural)
ofshë (accusative indefinite singular)
ofshën (accusative definite singular)
ofsha (accusative indefinite plural)
ofshat (accusative definite plural)
ofshe (dative indefinite singular)
ofshës (dative definite singular)
ofshave (dative indefinite plural)
ofshave (dative definite plural)
ofshe (ablative indefinite singular)
ofshës (ablative definite singular)
ofshash (ablative indefinite plural)
ofshave (ablative definite plural)


shamataxhi

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (şamatacı).


shejtanllëk

sq-noun

shejtanllëk m (plural shejtanllëqe, definite shejtanllëku, definite plural shejtanllëqet)

shejtanllëqe (plural)
shejtanllëku (definite)
shejtanllëqet (definite plural)

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (şeytanlık).


përdhec

sq-noun

përdhec m (plural përdhécë, definite përdheci, definite plural përdhécët)

përdhécë (plural)
përdheci (definite)
përdhécët (definite plural)
përdhec (indefinite nominative singular)
përdheci (definite nominative singular)
përdhecë (indefinite nominative plural)
përdhecët (definite nominative plural)
përdhec (accusative indefinite singular)
përdhecin (accusative definite singular)
përdhecë (accusative indefinite plural)
përdhecët (accusative definite plural)
përdheci (dative indefinite singular)
përdhecit (dative definite singular)
përdhecëve (dative indefinite plural)
përdhecëve (dative definite plural)
përdheci (ablative indefinite singular)
përdhecit (ablative definite singular)
përdhecësh (ablative indefinite plural)
përdhecëve (ablative definite plural)

From për- (“for, into”) + dhe (“soil, earth”) + -c.

af

(agriculture) ploughshare (part of a plough)


parëz

parëza (definite)
parëz (indefinite nominative singular)
parza (definite nominative singular)
parza (indefinite nominative plural)
parzat (definite nominative plural)
parëz (accusative indefinite singular)
parzën (accusative definite singular)
parza (accusative indefinite plural)
parzat (accusative definite plural)
parze (dative indefinite singular)
parzës (dative definite singular)
parzave (dative indefinite plural)
parzave (dative definite plural)
parze (ablative indefinite singular)
parzës (ablative definite singular)
parzash (ablative indefinite plural)
parzave (ablative definite plural)


pecetë

sq-noun

pecetë f (plural pecéta, definite pecéta, definite plural pecétat)

pecéta (plural)
pecéta (definite)
pecétat (definite plural)
pecetë (indefinite nominative singular)
peceta (definite nominative singular)
peceta (indefinite nominative plural)
pecetat (definite nominative plural)
pecetë (accusative indefinite singular)
pecetën (accusative definite singular)
peceta (accusative indefinite plural)
pecetat (accusative definite plural)
pecete (dative indefinite singular)
pecetës (dative definite singular)
pecetave (dative indefinite plural)
pecetave (dative definite plural)
pecete (ablative indefinite singular)
pecetës (ablative definite singular)
pecetash (ablative indefinite plural)
pecetave (ablative definite plural)


hasëll

hasëll m (plural hasëlle, definite hasëlli, definite plural hasëllet)

hasëlle (plural)
hasëlli (definite)
hasëllet (definite plural)
hasëll (indefinite nominative singular)
hasëlli (definite nominative singular)
hasëlle (indefinite nominative plural)
hasëllet (definite nominative plural)
hasëll (accusative indefinite singular)
hasëllin (accusative definite singular)
hasëlle (accusative indefinite plural)
hasëllet (accusative definite plural)
hasëlli (dative indefinite singular)
hasëllit (dative definite singular)
hasëlleve (dative indefinite plural)
hasëlleve (dative definite plural)
hasëlli (ablative indefinite singular)
hasëllit (ablative definite singular)
hasëllesh (ablative indefinite plural)
hasëlleve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حاصل (hasıl, “crop, yield”).

bor+

autumn fodder, barley, oats (food for animals)


kullotë

sq-noun

kullotë f (plural kullóta, definite kullóta, definite plural kullótat)

kullóta (plural)
kullóta (definite)
kullótat (definite plural)
kullotë (indefinite nominative singular)
kullota (definite nominative singular)
kullota (indefinite nominative plural)
kullotat (definite nominative plural)
kullotë (accusative indefinite singular)
kullotën (accusative definite singular)
kullota (accusative indefinite plural)
kullotat (accusative definite plural)
kullote (dative indefinite singular)
kullotës (dative definite singular)
kullotave (dative indefinite plural)
kullotave (dative definite plural)
kullote (ablative indefinite singular)
kullotës (ablative definite singular)
kullotash (ablative indefinite plural)
kullotave (ablative definite plural)

Near-synonym: vërri


guriçkë

guriçkë f (plural guriçka, definite guriçka, definite plural guriçkat)

guriçka (plural)
guriçka (definite)
guriçkat (definite plural)

/ɡuˈɾit͡ʃkə/

Nji arkë vojgurit, disa shqep dhe guriçka, formojnë matërjalin e njij tregtije të vogël të tynë.

1930, “Lirija e fëmive âsht e drejta e tyne”, in Edukata e Ré, number 1, Tirana, page 6b:

A box of kerosene, some sticks and pebbles make up the material for one of their small trades.


-içkë

gur (“stone”) + -içkë → guriçkë (“pebble”)

derë (“door”) + -içkë → deriçkë (“backdoor”)


kukuvriq

kukuvriq m (plural kukuvríqë, definite kukuvríqi, definite plural kukuvríqët)

kukuvríqë (plural)
kukuvríqi (definite)
kukuvríqët (definite plural)
kukuvriq (indefinite nominative singular)
kukuvriqi (definite nominative singular)
kukuvriqë (indefinite nominative plural)
kukuvriqët (definite nominative plural)
kukuvriq (accusative indefinite singular)
kukuvriqin (accusative definite singular)
kukuvriqë (accusative indefinite plural)
kukuvriqët (accusative definite plural)
kukuvriqi (dative indefinite singular)
kukuvriqit (dative definite singular)
kukuvriqëve (dative indefinite plural)
kukuvriqëve (dative definite plural)
kukuvriqi (ablative indefinite singular)
kukuvriqit (ablative definite singular)
kukuvriqësh (ablative indefinite plural)
kukuvriqëve (ablative definite plural)

(Arvanitika) newly-hatched chick (chicken young)

chick hatched incubated on the human body (carried on breast for 40 days)


shëllirë

shëllirë f (plural shëllíra, definite shëllíra, definite plural shëllírat)

shëllíra (plural)
shëllíra (definite)
shëllírat (definite plural)

salt mine or saltwater where salt is extracted from


këngëtar

këngëtar m (plural këngëtarë, definite këngëtari, definite plural këngëtarët)

këngëtarë (plural)
këngëtari (definite)
këngëtarët (definite plural)


trashi

trashía (definite)
trashi (indefinite nominative singular)
trashia (definite nominative singular)
trashi (accusative indefinite singular)
trashinë (accusative definite singular)
trashie (indefinite singular)
trashisë (definite singular)

From or related to trashë, ultimately from Proto-Albanian *trauša. Close to Lithuanian trąšùs (“fat, fertile (soil)”).


vioç

Likely from vijë (“stripe”) + -oç, as the fish has stripes on its body.


vijosh

sq-noun

vijosh m (plural vijoshë, definite vijoshi, definite plural vijoshët)

vijoshë (plural)
vijoshi (definite)
vijoshët (definite plural)

From vijë (“stripe”) + -osh, as the fish has stripes on its body.


kokllan

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish, compare dialectal Turkish koklan (“mullet”).


lepurush

lepurush m (plural lepurush, definite lepurushi, definite plural lepurushat)

lepurush (plural)
lepurushi (definite)
lepurushat (definite plural)
lepurush (indefinite nominative singular)
lepurush (definite nominative singular)
lepurusha (indefinite nominative plural)
lepurushat (definite nominative plural)
lepurush (accusative indefinite singular)
lepurushn (accusative definite singular)
lepurusha (accusative indefinite plural)
lepurushat (accusative definite plural)
lepurush (dative indefinite singular)
lepurusht (dative definite singular)
lepurushave (dative indefinite plural)
lepurushave (dative definite plural)
lepurush (ablative indefinite singular)
lepurusht (ablative definite singular)
lepurushash (ablative indefinite plural)
lepurushave (ablative definite plural)

From Albanian lepur borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin leporem, with the suffix of
Albanian -ush.

Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus#Translingual

Oryctolagus cuniculus
Oryctolagus cuniculus#Translingual

small/baby rabbit (lepur i gropave) (Oryctolagus cuniculus)


vigjëz

vigjëz f (plural vígjëza, definite vígjëza, definite plural vígjëzat)

vígjëza (plural)
vígjëza (definite)
vígjëzat (definite plural)
vigjëz (indefinite nominative singular)
vigjëz (definite nominative singular)
vigjëza (indefinite nominative plural)
vigjëzat (definite nominative plural)
vigjëz (accusative indefinite singular)
vigjëzën (accusative definite singular)
vigjëza (accusative indefinite plural)
vigjëzat (accusative definite plural)
vigjëze (dative indefinite singular)
vigjëzës (dative definite singular)
vigjëzave (dative indefinite plural)
vigjëzave (dative definite plural)
vigjëze (ablative indefinite singular)
vigjëzës (ablative definite singular)
vigjëzash (ablative indefinite plural)
vigjëzave (ablative definite plural)

Collective form of *vigjë, a hypercorrect form of *viqë, borrowed from Latin vicia.

Near-synonym: trëndelinë


vrikë

* From dialectal Italian vrica, derived from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē).
* Alternatively derived from verr.


vrigull

vrigull m (plural vríguj, definite vrígulli, definite plural vrígujt)

vríguj (plural)
vrígulli (definite)
vrígujt (definite plural)
vrigull (indefinite nominative singular)
vrigulli (definite nominative singular)
vringuj (indefinite nominative plural)
vringujt (definite nominative plural)
vrigull (accusative indefinite singular)
vrigullin (accusative definite singular)
vringuj (accusative indefinite plural)
vringujt (accusative definite plural)
vrigulli (dative indefinite singular)
vrigullit (dative definite singular)
vringujve (dative indefinite plural)
vringujve (dative definite plural)
vrigulli (ablative indefinite singular)
vrigullit (ablative definite singular)
vringujsh (ablative indefinite plural)
vringujve (ablative definite plural)

(botany) lobe-shaped cut on a leaf of specific trees (oaks, maples etc.)


shkupë

shkúpa (definite)
shkupë (indefinite nominative singular)
shkupa (definite nominative singular)
shkupë (accusative indefinite singular)
shkupën (accusative definite singular)
shkupe (indefinite singular)
shkupës (definite singular)

From Shkup (“Skopje”), a city in now North Macedonia.

Erica arborea
Erica arborea#Translingual

(botany) heather, tree heath (Erica arborea)


shkurre

shkurre f (plural shkúrre, definite shkúrrja, definite plural shkúrret)

shkúrre (plural)
shkúrrja (definite)
shkúrret (definite plural)
shkurre (indefinite nominative singular)
shkurrja (definite nominative singular)
shkurre (indefinite nominative plural)
shkurret (definite nominative plural)
shkurre (accusative indefinite singular)
shkurren (accusative definite singular)
shkurre (accusative indefinite plural)
shkurret (accusative definite plural)
shkurreje (dative indefinite singular)
shkurres (dative definite singular)
shkurreve (dative indefinite plural)
shkurreve (dative definite plural)
shkurreje (ablative indefinite singular)
shkurres (ablative definite singular)
shkurresh (ablative indefinite plural)
shkurreve (ablative definite plural)

Phonetic variant of shkorre (cf. shkorret).

bush, shrub, undergrowth, thicket, brushwood


lahur

lahur m (plural lahurë, definite lahuri, definite plural lahurët)

lahurë (plural)
lahuri (definite)
lahurët (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لاهوری (lâhuri). The masculine was likely mediated by Greek λαχούρι (lachoúri).

bor+

A kind of fabric, usually coloured, used for women's clothing.

A large headscarf, kerchief, shawl, traditionally made of silk, with fringes.


manushaqe

sq-noun

manushaqe f (plural manushaqe, definite manushaqja, definite plural manushaqet)

manushaqe (plural)
manushaqja (definite)
manushaqet (definite plural)

→ Aromanian: manushachi／manushache

Etymology tree
Middle Persian wnpšk'bor.
Old Armenian մանուշակ (manušak)bor.
Byzantine Greek μανουσιάκων (manousiákōn)
Greek μανουσάκι (manousáki)bor.
Albanian manushaqe
Borrowed from Greek μανουσάκι (manousáki), see there for more. Doublet of menekshe.

bor+

dόλλι τρε̰νdαφύλι ε λϳα μανουσ̈άκϳετε̰.

1854, Georg von Hahn, Albanische Studien, volume 2, Jena, page 152:

the rose came out and left the violets (in the shade).

manushaqe e egër
manushaqe e egër#Albanian


manushaqe e egër

sq-noun

manushaqe e egër f (definite manushaqja e egër)


cagë

cagë m (plural cagë, definite caga, definite plural cagët)

cagë (plural)
caga (definite)
cagët (definite plural)

A flat upper-side stone used in tipcat game.


cagëzë

cagëzë m (plural cagëza, definite cagëza, definite plural cagëzat)

cagëza (plural)
cagëza (definite)
cagëzat (definite plural)