finjë

finjë f (plural finja, definite finja, definite plural finjat)

finja (plural)
finja (definite)
finjat (definite plural)
finjë (indefinite nominative singular)
finja (definite nominative singular)
finja (indefinite nominative plural)
finjat (definite nominative plural)
finjë (accusative indefinite singular)
finjën (accusative definite singular)
finja (accusative indefinite plural)
finjat (accusative definite plural)
finjeje (dative indefinite singular)
finjës (dative definite singular)
finjave (dative indefinite plural)
finjave (dative definite plural)
finjeje (ablative indefinite singular)
finjës (ablative definite singular)
finjash (ablative indefinite plural)
finjave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *spinā, semantically identical to Thracian [script needed] (pinos, “kind of stone which burns when water is poured on it”), possibly derived from it.


forbël

sq-noun

forbël f (plural forbla, definite forbla, definite plural forblat)

forbla (plural)
forbla (definite)
forblat (definite plural)
forbël (indefinite nominative singular)
forbla (definite nominative singular)
forbla (indefinite nominative plural)
forblat (definite nominative plural)
forbël (accusative indefinite singular)
forblën (accusative definite singular)
forbla (accusative indefinite plural)
forblat (accusative definite plural)
forble (dative indefinite singular)
forblës (dative definite singular)
forblave (dative indefinite plural)
forblave (dative definite plural)
forble (ablative indefinite singular)
forblës (ablative definite singular)
forblash (ablative indefinite plural)
forblave (ablative definite plural)

Unclear. Possibly a Latin borrowing, from Latin formella (“small form”).

peelings, sweepings (of nuts), empty nut-shell


gacë

gacë f (plural gaca, definite gaca, definite plural gacat)

gaca (plural)
gaca (definite)
gacat (definite plural)
gacë (indefinite nominative singular)
gaca (definite nominative singular)
gaca (indefinite nominative plural)
gacat (definite nominative plural)
gacë (accusative indefinite singular)
gacën (accusative definite singular)
gaca (accusative indefinite plural)
gacat (accusative definite plural)
gaceje (dative indefinite singular)
gacës (dative definite singular)
gacave (dative indefinite plural)
gacave (dative definite plural)
gaceje (ablative indefinite singular)
gacës (ablative definite singular)
gacash (ablative indefinite plural)
gacave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *gartsā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰor-, *gʷʰer- (“to be hot”).


frashuall

frashuall m (plural frashuej, definite frashualli, definite plural frashujet)

frashuej (plural)
frashualli (definite)
frashujet (definite plural)


foshnjë

foshnjë f (plural foshnja, definite foshnja, definite plural foshnjat)

foshnja (plural)
foshnja (definite)
foshnjat (definite plural)
foshnjë (indefinite nominative singular)
foshnja (definite nominative singular)
foshnja (indefinite nominative plural)
foshnjat (definite nominative plural)
foshnjë (accusative indefinite singular)
foshnjën (accusative definite singular)
foshnja (accusative indefinite plural)
foshnjat (accusative definite plural)
foshnje (dative indefinite singular)
foshnjës (dative definite singular)
foshnjave (dative indefinite plural)
foshnjave (dative definite plural)
foshnje (ablative indefinite singular)
foshnjës (ablative definite singular)
foshnjash (ablative indefinite plural)
foshnjave (ablative definite plural)

It reflects an unattested *fosh that may result (irregularly as far as the anlaut is concerned) from *ftosh, the latter being a borrowing from Latin fētōsus, to fētus (“offspring”).


fllad

fllad m (plural fllade, definite flladi, definite plural flladet)

fllade (plural)
flladi (definite)
flladet (definite plural)

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, likely Serbo-Croatian hlad (“shade”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xoldъ (“cold”).


mjedis

mjedis m (plural mjedise, definite mjedisi, definite plural mjediset)

mjedise (plural)
mjedisi (definite)
mjediset (definite plural)
mjedis (indefinite nominative singular)
mjedisi (definite nominative singular)
mjedise (indefinite nominative plural)
mjediset (definite nominative plural)
mjedis (accusative indefinite singular)
mjedisin (accusative definite singular)
mjedise (accusative indefinite plural)
mjediset (accusative definite plural)
mjedisi (dative indefinite singular)
mjedisit (dative definite singular)
mjediseve (dative indefinite plural)
mjediseve (dative definite plural)
mjedisi (ablative indefinite singular)
mjedisit (ablative definite singular)
mjedisesh (ablative indefinite plural)
mjediseve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *metwisa, equivalent to mjet (“between, among, amid”) + vis (“place, land, country”).


lëneshë

sq-noun

lëneshë f (plural lënesha, definite lënesha, definite plural lëneshat)

lënesha (plural)
lënesha (definite)
lëneshat (definite plural)


lugatë

lugatë f (plural lugata, definite lugata, definite plural lugatat)

lugata (plural)
lugata (definite)
lugatat (definite plural)
lugatë (indefinite nominative singular)
lugata (definite nominative singular)
lugata (indefinite nominative plural)
lugatat (definite nominative plural)
lugatë (accusative indefinite singular)
lugatën (accusative definite singular)
lugata (accusative indefinite plural)
lugatat (accusative definite plural)
lugateje (dative indefinite singular)
lugatës (dative definite singular)
lugatave (dative indefinite plural)
lugatave (dative definite plural)
lugateje (ablative indefinite singular)
lugatës (ablative definite singular)
lugatash (ablative indefinite plural)
lugatave (ablative definite plural)


likurishtë

likurishtë f (plural likurishta, definite likurishta, definite plural likurishtat)

likurishta (plural)
likurishta (definite)
likurishtat (definite plural)
likurishtë (indefinite nominative singular)
likurishta (definite nominative singular)
likurishta (indefinite nominative plural)
likurishtat (definite nominative plural)
likurishtë (accusative indefinite singular)
likurishtën (accusative definite singular)
likurishta (accusative indefinite plural)
likurishtat (accusative definite plural)
likurishteje (dative indefinite singular)
likurishtës (dative definite singular)
likurishtave (dative indefinite plural)
likurishtave (dative definite plural)
likurishteje (ablative indefinite singular)
likurishtës (ablative definite singular)
likurishtash (ablative indefinite plural)
likurishtave (ablative definite plural)

A formation after or related to lëkurë (“skin”).


kocë

A variant of an unattested *kodh (cf. kec ~ kedh), from Proto-Albanian *kādzā, related to kedh. A possible relation with Old English codd (“cod”), Proto-Germanic *kuddaz is uncertain.


fuzhnjë

fuzhnjë f (plural fuzhnja, definite fuzhnja, definite plural fuzhnjat)

fuzhnja (plural)
fuzhnja (definite)
fuzhnjat (definite plural)
fuzhnjë (indefinite nominative singular)
fuzhnja (definite nominative singular)
fuzhnja (indefinite nominative plural)
fuzhnjat (definite nominative plural)
fuzhnjë (accusative indefinite singular)
fuzhnjën (accusative definite singular)
fuzhnja (accusative indefinite plural)
fuzhnjat (accusative definite plural)
fuzhnjeje (dative indefinite singular)
fuzhnjës (dative definite singular)
fuzhnjave (dative indefinite plural)
fuzhnjave (dative definite plural)
fuzhnjeje (ablative indefinite singular)
fuzhnjës (ablative definite singular)
fuzhnjash (ablative indefinite plural)
fuzhnjave (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin fuscina.

kind of fishing spear consisting of a long shaft with many hooked extremities


klenje

Rijeka, Croatia; from Serbo-Croatian klȅn (“field maple”).

Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer pseudoplatanus#Translingual

(regional) sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)


çapë

çapë f (plural çapa, definite çapa, definite plural çapat)

çapa (plural)
çapa (definite)
çapat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tšapā, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kop- (“to dig”). Cognate with Russian копы́то (kopýto, “to dig”).


ashe

ashe f (plural ashe, definite ashja, definite plural ashet)

ashe (plural)
ashja (definite)
ashet (definite plural)

Cognate to Latin acer, dialectal German Acher (“maple”). Alternatively a derivative of ashër (“firewood splinter”), from ashkël (“splinter”).

Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium#Translingual


ashkth

kind of child decease (which manifests through infected pimples in the palate)


ashkël

ashkël f (plural eshkla, definite ashkëla, definite plural eshklat)

eshkla (plural)
ashkëla (definite)
eshklat (definite plural)

A variant of ashkë + -ël (diminutive suffix).


rradhë

rradhë f (plural rradhë, definite rradha, definite plural rradhët)

rradhë (plural)
rradha (definite)
rradhët (definite plural)


ashk

ashku (definite)
ashk (indefinite nominative singular)
ashku (definite nominative singular)
ashk (accusative indefinite singular)
ashkun (accusative definite singular)
ashku (indefinite singular)
ashkut (definite singular)


ngjyros

head

ngjyros (aorist ngjyrosa, participle ngjyrosur)

ngjyrosa (aorist)
ngjyrosur (participle)


ligje

(plural only) words of mourning said when a person dies, dirge


loçkë

sq-noun

loçkë f (plural loçka, definite loçkja, definite plural loçket)

loçka (plural)
loçkja (definite)
loçket (definite plural)


lorzë

lorzë f (plural lorzë, definite lorza, definite plural lorzat)

lorzë (plural)
lorza (definite)
lorzat (definite plural)

Unclear. Used in a phrase flas si lorza (“to chat like a parrot”). A suffixal diminutive of an unattested *lori (“parrot lori, one of the subfamily Lorinae, now usually tribe Loriini”).


lyshtër

From Latin lustrum (“bog, morass”). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *lūm(i)štrā, a formation based on lym.

debris (carried by river); mountain ravine, precipice


gjobë

gjobë f (plural gjoba, definite gjoba, definite plural gjobat)

gjoba (plural)
gjoba (definite)
gjobat (definite plural)

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, derived from Proto-Slavic *globa (“fine”). Compare Serbo-Croatian globa (“fine, penalty”) and Bulgarian глоба (globa, “fine”).

Të shkruehej ndë giobë o haraç.


thelmë

thelmë f (plural thelma, definite thelma, definite plural thelmat)

thelma (plural)
thelma (definite)
thelmat (definite plural)
thelmë (indefinite nominative singular)
thelma (definite nominative singular)
thelma (indefinite nominative plural)
thelmat (definite nominative plural)
thelmë (accusative indefinite singular)
thelmën (accusative definite singular)
thelma (accusative indefinite plural)
thelmat (accusative definite plural)
thelmeje (dative indefinite singular)
thelmës (dative definite singular)
thelmave (dative indefinite plural)
thelmave (dative definite plural)
thelmeje (ablative indefinite singular)
thelmës (ablative definite singular)
thelmash (ablative indefinite plural)
thelmave (ablative definite plural)

From thelë + -më. Alternatively from a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmn̥, enlargement of Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover; hide; protect”) (cf. kallëm), a formation paralleling Latin tegimen which also used a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to cover'.

der

scrap of cloth (used for repairing or stuffing clothes or mattresses)


grethac

kind of olive tree (with green fruits producing little oil)


shtuf

Unknown. Maybe from Proto-Albanian *štuop-se, from Proto-Indo-European *st(y)oy-. Compare Old English stān (“stone”).

kind of sand stone (made of volcano ashes used in construction)


shtarë

sq-noun

shtarë f (plural shtara, definite shtara, definite plural shtarat)

shtara (plural)
shtara (definite)
shtarat (definite plural)
shtarë (indefinite nominative singular)
shtara (definite nominative singular)
shtara (indefinite nominative plural)
shtarat (definite nominative plural)
shtarë (accusative indefinite singular)
shtarën (accusative definite singular)
shtara (accusative indefinite plural)
shtarat (accusative definite plural)
shtareje (dative indefinite singular)
shtarës (dative definite singular)
shtarave (dative indefinite plural)
shtarave (dative definite plural)
shtareje (ablative indefinite singular)
shtarës (ablative definite singular)
shtarash (ablative indefinite plural)
shtarave (ablative definite plural)

Veratrum album
Veratrum album#Translingual

false helleborine, white hellebore (Veratrum album)


vezull

vezull m (plural vezulla, definite vezulli, definite plural vezullat)

vezulla (plural)
vezulli (definite)
vezullat (definite plural)
vezull (indefinite nominative singular)
vezulli (definite nominative singular)
vezulla (indefinite nominative plural)
vezullat (definite nominative plural)
vezull (accusative indefinite singular)
vezullin (accusative definite singular)
vezulla (accusative indefinite plural)
vezullat (accusative definite plural)
vezulli (dative indefinite singular)
vezullit (dative definite singular)
vezullave (dative indefinite plural)
vezullave (dative definite plural)
vezulli (ablative indefinite singular)
vezullit (ablative definite singular)
vezullash (ablative indefinite plural)
vezullave (ablative definite plural)


lajkë

lajkë f (plural lajka, definite lajka, definite plural lajkat)

lajka (plural)
lajka (definite)
lajkat (definite plural)


borxh

borxh m (plural borxhe, definite borxhi, definite plural borxhet)

borxhe (plural)
borxhi (definite)
borxhet (definite plural)
borxh (indefinite nominative singular)
borxhi (definite nominative singular)
borxhe (indefinite nominative plural)
borxhet (definite nominative plural)
borxh (accusative indefinite singular)
borxhin (accusative definite singular)
borxhe (accusative indefinite plural)
borxhet (accusative definite plural)
borxhi (dative indefinite singular)
borxhit (dative definite singular)
borxheve (dative indefinite plural)
borxheve (dative definite plural)
borxhi (ablative indefinite singular)
borxhit (ablative definite singular)
borxhesh (ablative indefinite plural)
borxheve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Germanic *burgōną (“to pledge, take care of”). Compare Old English borgian (“to borrow, lend, pledge surety for”).


zënkë

sq-noun

zënkë f (plural zënka, definite zënka, definite plural zënkat)

zënka (plural)
zënka (definite)
zënkat (definite plural)


gjellëz

gjellëz f (plural gjellëza, definite gjellëza, definite plural gjellëzat)

gjellëza (plural)
gjellëza (definite)
gjellëzat (definite plural)

Either from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”), or more likely from gjellë, with a sense development taste of food.


axhë

axhë f (plural axha, definite axha, definite plural axhat)

axha (plural)
axha (definite)
axhat (definite plural)
axhë (indefinite nominative singular)
axha (definite nominative singular)
axha (indefinite nominative plural)
axhat (definite nominative plural)
axhë (accusative indefinite singular)
axhën (accusative definite singular)
axha (accusative indefinite plural)
axhat (accusative definite plural)
axheje (dative indefinite singular)
axhës (dative definite singular)
axhave (dative indefinite plural)
axhave (dative definite plural)
axheje (ablative indefinite singular)
axhës (ablative definite singular)
axhash (ablative indefinite plural)
axhave (ablative definite plural)


gjellë

gjellë f (plural gjellë, definite gjella, definite plural gjellët)

gjellë (plural)
gjella (definite)
gjellët (definite plural)
gjellë (indefinite nominative singular)
gjella (definite nominative singular)
gjellë (indefinite nominative plural)
gjellët (definite nominative plural)
gjellë (accusative indefinite singular)
gjellën (accusative definite singular)
gjellë (accusative indefinite plural)
gjellët (accusative definite plural)
gjelleje (dative indefinite singular)
gjellës (dative definite singular)
gjellëve (dative indefinite plural)
gjellëve (dative definite plural)
gjelleje (ablative indefinite singular)
gjellës (ablative definite singular)
gjellësh (ablative indefinite plural)
gjellëve (ablative definite plural)

→ Aromanian: ghelã

Singularized plural of gjallë (“alive”).


canga

inflection of cangë:
indefinite nominative/accusative plural

inflection of cangë:
definite nominative singular


myk

From Proto-Albanian *mūka, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meug-, *mewk-. Close to Latvian mukls (“swampy”), Old Norse myki, mykr (“dung”), Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus, lamp wick”) and μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”).


çirak

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چراق (çırak, “apprentice, novice, pupil”), from Persian چراغ (čerâğ, čarâğ, “lamp, light, stove, wick, candlewick”).

der

čerâğ, čarâğ


çifteli

sq-noun

çiftelí f (plural çiftelí, definite çiftelía, definite plural çiftelítë)

çiftelí (canonical feminine)
çiftelí (plural)
çiftelía (definite)
çiftelítë (definite plural)
çifteli (indefinite nominative singular)
çiftelia (definite nominative singular)
çifteli (indefinite nominative plural)
çiftelitë (definite nominative plural)
çifteli (accusative indefinite singular)
çiftelinë (accusative definite singular)
çifteli (accusative indefinite plural)
çiftelitë (accusative definite plural)
çiftelie (dative indefinite singular)
çiftelisë (dative definite singular)
çiftelive (dative indefinite plural)
çiftelive (dative definite plural)
çiftelie (ablative indefinite singular)
çiftelisë (ablative definite singular)
çiftelish (ablative indefinite plural)
çiftelive (ablative definite plural)

From çift (“pair”) and tel (“string”), meaning "two stringed".

çifteli (plucked string instrument, with only two strings, played mainly by the Gheg people of northern and central Albania and Kosovo)

Ç'farë çifteli!

(figurative) madman, wildman; a grumpy, angry, bitter, rebellious, wild one/person


goren

north wind, a strong and cold wind (often with snow), gale, blizzard


takim

takim m (plural takime, definite takimi, definite plural takimet)

takime (plural)
takimi (definite)
takimet (definite plural)
takim (indefinite nominative singular)
takimi (definite nominative singular)
takime (indefinite nominative plural)
takimet (definite nominative plural)
takim (accusative indefinite singular)
takimin (accusative definite singular)
takime (accusative indefinite plural)
takimet (accusative definite plural)
takimi (dative indefinite singular)
takimit (dative definite singular)
takimeve (dative indefinite plural)
takimeve (dative definite plural)
takimi (ablative indefinite singular)
takimit (ablative definite singular)
takimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
takimeve (ablative definite plural)


drenjë

drenjë f (plural drenja, definite drenja, definite plural drenjat)

drenja (plural)
drenja (definite)
drenjat (definite plural)

Originally ‘doe’, from Proto-Albanian *dranjā, feminine of *drani (“deer, stag”), whence modern dre.

Coturnix coturnix
Coturnix coturnix#Translingual

Lullula arborea
Lullula arborea#Translingual


zyshë

zyshë f (plural zysha, definite zysha, definite plural zyshat)

zysha (plural)
zysha (definite)
zyshat (definite plural)


kastravec

kastravec m (plural kastraveca, definite kastraveci, definite plural kastravecat)

kastraveca (plural)
kastraveci (definite)
kastravecat (definite plural)

Metathesized from original krastavec, borrowed from Serbo-Croatian krȁstavac. Used concurrently with the older term trangull.

Cucumis sativus
Cucumis sativus#Translingual


plagesë

Feminine gerund of plagoj. See plagë for more.


doracak

doracak m (plural doracakë, definite doracaku, definite plural doracakët)

doracakë (plural)
doracaku (definite)
doracakët (definite plural)
doracak (indefinite nominative singular)
doracaku (definite nominative singular)
doracakë (indefinite nominative plural)
doracakët (definite nominative plural)
doracak (accusative indefinite singular)
doracakun (accusative definite singular)
doracakë (accusative indefinite plural)
doracakët (accusative definite plural)
doracaku (dative indefinite singular)
doracakut (dative definite singular)
doracakëve (dative indefinite plural)
doracakëve (dative definite plural)
doracaku (ablative indefinite singular)
doracakut (ablative definite singular)
doracakësh (ablative indefinite plural)
doracakëve (ablative definite plural)

Calque of Latin manualē; dorë (“hand”) + -cak.


dallgë

dallgë f (plural dallë, definite dallga, definite plural dallgët)

dallë (plural)
dallga (definite)
dallgët (definite plural)


kallamar

From Ottoman Turkish قلمار (Turkish kalamar (“squid”)), from Greek καλαμάρι (kalamári).


artar

artar m (plural artari, definite artarë, definite plural artarët)

artari (plural)
artarë (definite)
artarët (definite plural)
artar (indefinite nominative singular)
artari (definite nominative singular)
artarë (indefinite nominative plural)
artarët (definite nominative plural)
artar (accusative indefinite singular)
artarin (accusative definite singular)
artarë (accusative indefinite plural)
artarët (accusative definite plural)
artari (dative indefinite singular)
artarit (dative definite singular)
artarëve (dative indefinite plural)
artarëve (dative definite plural)
artari (ablative indefinite singular)
artarit (ablative definite singular)
artarësh (ablative indefinite plural)
artarëve (ablative definite plural)


gusha

inflection of gushë:
indefinite nominative/accusative plural

inflection of gushë:
definite nominative singular


shart

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شرط (şart).

bor+

me shart që

sharti i fesë


zbythje

sq-noun

zbythje f (plural zbythje, definite zbythja, definite plural zbythjet)

zbythje (plural)
zbythja (definite)
zbythjet (definite plural)


thithë

thithë f (plural thitha, definite thitha, definite plural thithat)

thitha (plural)
thitha (definite)
thithat (definite plural)
thithë (indefinite nominative singular)
thitha (definite nominative singular)
thitha (indefinite nominative plural)
thithat (definite nominative plural)
thithë (accusative indefinite singular)
thithën (accusative definite singular)
thitha (accusative indefinite plural)
thithat (accusative definite plural)
thitheje (dative indefinite singular)
thithës (dative definite singular)
thithave (dative indefinite plural)
thithave (dative definite plural)
thitheje (ablative indefinite singular)
thithës (ablative definite singular)
thithash (ablative indefinite plural)
thithave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tsitsā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱik- (compare Serbo-Croatian sisa (“teat, tit”), Irish cíoch (“breast”)). Related to thith.


skifter

skifter m (plural skiftera, definite skifteri, definite plural skifterat)

skiftera (plural)
skifteri (definite)
skifterat (definite plural)
skifter (indefinite nominative singular)
skifteri (definite nominative singular)
skiftera (indefinite nominative plural)
skifterat (definite nominative plural)
skifter (accusative indefinite singular)
skifterin (accusative definite singular)
skiftera (accusative indefinite plural)
skifterat (accusative definite plural)
skifteri (dative indefinite singular)
skifterit (dative definite singular)
skifterave (dative indefinite plural)
skifterave (dative definite plural)
skifteri (ablative indefinite singular)
skifterit (ablative definite singular)
skifterash (ablative indefinite plural)
skifterave (ablative definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin accipiter (“hawk”). Initial sk- influenced by shqiponjë.


bërllogxhi

/bəɾɫɔɡˈd͡ʒi/

(informal, chiefly Kosovo) binman, garbage collector


bërdhog

(informal) trash, garbage (chiefly Kosovo Albanian)


bërllog

bërllog m (plural bërllogje, definite bërllogu, definite plural bërllogjet)

bërllogje (plural)
bërllogu (definite)
bërllogjet (definite plural)

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian brlog (“dregs; lair”), from Proto-Slavic *bьrlogъ (“den, cave”). Compare Bulgarian бърлога (bǎrloga), Romanian bârlog (“den”), Hungarian barlang (“cave, den”).


bëllogxhi

/bəɫɔ̯ɡˈd͡ʒiː/

From English blog -xhi suffix (from Turkish -ci). A pun intended to resemble Albanian bërllogxhi (“binman, garbage collector”).

cog

(informal, derogatory) blogger, mostly in a derogatory sense


fryfq

(informal, derogatory, chiefly Kosovo) bragger


polem

sq-noun

polem m (plural poleme, definite polemi, definite plural polemet)

poleme (plural)
polemi (definite)
polemet (definite plural)
polem (indefinite nominative singular)
polemi (definite nominative singular)
poleme (indefinite nominative plural)
polemet (definite nominative plural)
polem (accusative indefinite singular)
polemin (accusative definite singular)
poleme (accusative indefinite plural)
polemet (accusative definite plural)
polemi (dative indefinite singular)
polemit (dative definite singular)
polemeve (dative indefinite plural)
polemeve (dative definite plural)
polemi (ablative indefinite singular)
polemit (ablative definite singular)
polemesh (ablative indefinite plural)
polemeve (ablative definite plural)

From po- + lem (Gheg past participle of lej (“I give birth, I am born”)). First used by Pjetër Bogdani, who might have also coined it. The use of the participle lem while there is another word, lem, that also means people but is seemingly unrelated etymologically, may be coincidental.

prefix

Gheg past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="sq">lej</i> (“I give birth, I am born”)

(colloquial) people (a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation), folk


qepshe

sq-noun

qepshe f (plural qepshe, definite qepshja, definite plural qepshet)

qepshe (plural)
qepshja (definite)
qepshet (definite plural)

From Ottoman Turkish كپچه (kepçe), from Persian کپچه (kapče), کفچه (kafče).

bor

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tr">kepçe</i>


perëndim

sq-noun

perëndim m (plural perëndime, definite perëndimi, definite plural perëndimet)

perëndime (plural)
perëndimi (definite)
perëndimet (definite plural)
perëndim (indefinite nominative singular)
perëndimi (definite nominative singular)
perëndime (indefinite nominative plural)
perëndimet (definite nominative plural)
perëndim (accusative indefinite singular)
perëndimin (accusative definite singular)
perëndime (accusative indefinite plural)
perëndimet (accusative definite plural)
perëndimi (dative indefinite singular)
perëndimit (dative definite singular)
perëndimeve (dative indefinite plural)
perëndimeve (dative definite plural)
perëndimi (ablative indefinite singular)
perëndimit (ablative definite singular)
perëndimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
perëndimeve (ablative definite plural)

From perëndoj (“to set”), from the sense dielli (“the sun”) perëndon (“sets”).


gazetë

gazetë f (plural gazeta, definite gazeta, definite plural gazetat)

gazeta (plural)
gazeta (definite)
gazetat (definite plural)
gazetë (indefinite nominative singular)
gazeta (definite nominative singular)
gazeta (indefinite nominative plural)
gazetat (definite nominative plural)
gazetë (accusative indefinite singular)
gazetën (accusative definite singular)
gazeta (accusative indefinite plural)
gazetat (accusative definite plural)
gazeteje (dative indefinite singular)
gazetës (dative definite singular)
gazetave (dative indefinite plural)
gazetave (dative definite plural)
gazeteje (ablative indefinite singular)
gazetës (ablative definite singular)
gazetash (ablative indefinite plural)
gazetave (ablative definite plural)

→ Aromanian: gazetã

From Italian gazzetta. Compare Romanian gazetă.


shkretëtirë

shkretëtirë f (plural shkretëtira, definite shkretëtira, definite plural shkretëtirat)

shkretëtira (plural)
shkretëtira (definite)
shkretëtirat (definite plural)
shkretëtirë (indefinite nominative singular)
shkretëtira (definite nominative singular)
shkretëtira (indefinite nominative plural)
shkretëtirat (definite nominative plural)
shkretëtirë (accusative indefinite singular)
shkretëtirën (accusative definite singular)
shkretëtira (accusative indefinite plural)
shkretëtirat (accusative definite plural)
shkretëtireje (dative indefinite singular)
shkretëtirës (dative definite singular)
shkretëtirave (dative indefinite plural)
shkretëtirave (dative definite plural)
shkretëtireje (ablative indefinite singular)
shkretëtirës (ablative definite singular)
shkretëtirash (ablative indefinite plural)
shkretëtirave (ablative definite plural)

From shkretë (“poor, abandoned”) + -tirë.

shkretëtirë akulli


kovë

kovë f (plural kovë, definite kova, definite plural kovat)

kovë (plural)
kova (definite)
kovat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قوغه (koğa. kova); (compare Turkish kova).


presh

presh m (plural preshë, definite preshi, definite plural preshët)

preshë (plural)
preshi (definite)
preshët (definite plural)
presh (indefinite nominative singular)
preshi (definite nominative singular)
preshë (indefinite nominative plural)
preshët (definite nominative plural)
presh (accusative indefinite singular)
preshin (accusative definite singular)
preshë (accusative indefinite plural)
preshët (accusative definite plural)
preshi (dative indefinite singular)
preshit (dative definite singular)
preshëve (dative indefinite plural)
preshëve (dative definite plural)
preshi (ablative indefinite singular)
preshit (ablative definite singular)
preshësh (ablative indefinite plural)
preshëve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *prasa, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥so-, possibly of non-Indo-European origin. Cognate with Ancient Greek πράσον (práson), Latin porrum, or perhaps borrowed from Ancient Greek. Variants porr and purri are probably from Latin.


angërduf

angërduf m (plural angërdufë, definite angërdufi, definite plural angërdufët)

angërdufë (plural)
angërdufi (definite)
angërdufët (definite plural)
angërduf (indefinite nominative singular)
angërdufi (definite nominative singular)
angërdufë (indefinite nominative plural)
angërdufët (definite nominative plural)
angërduf (accusative indefinite singular)
angërdufin (accusative definite singular)
angërdufë (accusative indefinite plural)
angërdufët (accusative definite plural)
angërdufi (dative indefinite singular)
angërdufit (dative definite singular)
angërdufëve (dative indefinite plural)
angërdufëve (dative definite plural)
angërdufi (ablative indefinite singular)
angërdufit (ablative definite singular)
angërdufësh (ablative indefinite plural)
angërdufëve (ablative definite plural)


tipar

tipar m (plural tipare, definite tipari, definite plural tiparet)

tipare (plural)
tipari (definite)
tiparet (definite plural)


gjuhcë

gjuhcë f (plural gjuhca, definite gjuhca, definite plural gjuhcat)

gjuhca (plural)
gjuhca (definite)
gjuhcat (definite plural)
gjuhcë (indefinite nominative singular)
gjuhca (definite nominative singular)
gjuhca (indefinite nominative plural)
gjuhcat (definite nominative plural)
gjuhcë (accusative indefinite singular)
gjuhcën (accusative definite singular)
gjuhca (accusative indefinite plural)
gjuhcat (accusative definite plural)
gjuhce (dative indefinite singular)
gjuhcës (dative definite singular)
gjuhcave (dative indefinite plural)
gjuhcave (dative definite plural)
gjuhce (ablative indefinite singular)
gjuhcës (ablative definite singular)
gjuhcash (ablative indefinite plural)
gjuhcave (ablative definite plural)

bleak (Alburnus, especially A. alburnus)


versë

versë f (plural versa, definite versa, definite plural versat)

versa (plural)
versa (definite)
versat (definite plural)


shqisë

shqisë f (plural shqisë, definite shqisa, definite plural shqisat)

shqisë (plural)
shqisa (definite)
shqisat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *skeitsā, from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split, to dissect”). Compare Latin sciō (“I can, know, understand”).

uder

sense (ability to perceive reality through the organs)


çukël

sq-noun

çukël f (plural çukëla, definite çukëla, definite plural çukëlat)

çukëla (plural)
çukëla (definite)
çukëlat (definite plural)


qukël

qukël m (plural qukëla, definite qukëla, definite plural qukëlat)

qukëla (plural)
qukëla (definite)
qukëlat (definite plural)

Turdus merula
Turdus merula#Translingual


cukë

cukë f (plural cuka, definite cuka, definite plural cukat)

cuka (plural)
cuka (definite)
cukat (definite plural)

small part (of something broken off from a whole)


cukël

cukël f (plural cukëla, definite cukëla, definite plural cukëlat)

cukëla (plural)
cukëla (definite)
cukëlat (definite plural)

leftovers (of wool, cotton or silk during manufacturing)

patch (when mending), rag (when sewing or stitching), rags


qukë

qukë m (plural quka, definite quka, definite plural qukat)

quka (plural)
quka (definite)
qukat (definite plural)


qukapik

qukapik m (plural qukapika, definite qukapiku, definite plural qukapikat)

qukapika (plural)
qukapiku (definite)
qukapikat (definite plural)


fëmijaqëri

From fëmijaq + -ëri. Used by Ramush Haradinaj.


quzë

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian ćuza, from Italian chiuso (“enclosed, locked”).


xhep

xhep m (plural xhepa, definite xhepi, definite plural xhepat)

xhepa (plural)
xhepi (definite)
xhepat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جیب (ceb, cep), from Arabic جَيْب (jayb, “pocket”).


burishtë

burishtë f (plural burishte, definite burishtja, definite plural burishtet)

burishte (plural)
burishtja (definite)
burishtet (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *burništā, derivative of buron. Compare Old High German burjan (“to push up, raise”), Old English byrian (“to come up, occur”).


buronjë

sq-noun

buronjë f (plural buronja, definite buronja, definite plural buronjat)

buronja (plural)
buronja (definite)
buronjat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *buroniā, derivative of buron. Compare Old High German burjan (“to push up, raise”), Old English byrian (“to come up, occur”).


vresht

vresht m (plural vreshta, definite vreshti, definite plural vreshtat)

vreshta (plural)
vreshti (definite)
vreshtat (definite plural)
vresht (indefinite nominative singular)
vreshta (definite nominative singular)
vreshta (indefinite nominative plural)
vreshtat (definite nominative plural)
vresht (accusative indefinite singular)
vreshtën (accusative definite singular)
vreshta (accusative indefinite plural)
vreshtat (accusative definite plural)
vreshteje (dative indefinite singular)
vreshtës (dative definite singular)
vreshtave (dative indefinite plural)
vreshtave (dative definite plural)
vreshteje (ablative indefinite singular)
vreshtës (ablative definite singular)
vreshtash (ablative indefinite plural)
vreshtave (ablative definite plural)

Tosk variant of Gheg vnesht, from Proto-Albanian *wáinesta sg, *wainésta pl, from *wainā > verë/venë (“vine-branch, wine”).


vnesht

vnesht m (plural vneshta, definite vneshta, definite plural vneshtat)

vneshta (plural)
vneshta (definite)
vneshtat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *wáinesta sg, *wainésta pl, from *wainā > verë/venë (“vine-branch, wine”).


gërdallë

gërdallë f (plural gërdalla, definite gërdalla, definite plural gërdallat)

gërdalla (plural)
gërdalla (definite)
gërdallat (definite plural)


dyndallë

dyndallë f (plural dyndalla, definite dyndalla, definite plural dyndallat)

dyndalla (plural)
dyndalla (definite)
dyndallat (definite plural)
dyndallë (indefinite nominative singular)
dyndalla (definite nominative singular)
dyndalla (indefinite nominative plural)
dyndallat (definite nominative plural)
dyndallë (accusative indefinite singular)
dyndallën (accusative definite singular)
dyndalla (accusative indefinite plural)
dyndallat (accusative definite plural)
dyndalleje (dative indefinite singular)
dyndallës (dative definite singular)
dyndallave (dative indefinite plural)
dyndallave (dative definite plural)
dyndalleje (ablative indefinite singular)
dyndallës (ablative definite singular)
dyndallash (ablative indefinite plural)
dyndallave (ablative definite plural)


dallë

dallë f (plural dalla, definite dalla, definite plural dallat)

dalla (plural)
dalla (definite)
dallat (definite plural)
dallë (indefinite nominative singular)
dalla (definite nominative singular)
dalla (indefinite nominative plural)
dallat (definite nominative plural)
dallë (accusative indefinite singular)
dallën (accusative definite singular)
dalla (accusative indefinite plural)
dallat (accusative definite plural)
dalleje (dative indefinite singular)
dallës (dative definite singular)
dallave (dative indefinite plural)
dallave (dative definite plural)
dalleje (ablative indefinite singular)
dallës (ablative definite singular)
dallash (ablative indefinite plural)
dallave (ablative definite plural)

Derivative of dal (“exit, protrude, jut out”), contaminated with dalloj (“make out, distinguish”).


gashtellë

gashtellë f (plural gashtellë, definite gashtella, definite plural gashtellat)

gashtellë (plural)
gashtella (definite)
gashtellat (definite plural)


ferrël

ferrël f (plural ferrëla, definite ferrëla, definite plural ferrëlat)

ferrëla (plural)
ferrëla (definite)
ferrëlat (definite plural)


ferrë

ferrë f (plural ferra, definite ferra, definite plural ferrat)

ferra (plural)
ferra (definite)
ferrat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *spernā, from Proto-Indo-European *sper (“spear, stick”), close to Latin sparus (“short spear”), Proto-Germanic *speru (whence Old Norse spjǫr).


fajkë

sq-noun

fajkë f (plural fajka, definite fajka, definite plural fajkat)

fajka (plural)
fajka (definite)
fajkat (definite plural)
fajkë (indefinite nominative singular)
fajka (definite nominative singular)
fajka (indefinite nominative plural)
fajkat (definite nominative plural)
fajkë (accusative indefinite singular)
fajkën (accusative definite singular)
fajka (accusative indefinite plural)
fajkat (accusative definite plural)
fajkeje (dative indefinite singular)
fajkës (dative definite singular)
fajkave (dative indefinite plural)
fajkave (dative definite plural)
fajkeje (ablative indefinite singular)
fajkës (ablative definite singular)
fajkash (ablative indefinite plural)
fajkave (ablative definite plural)

Either from a Dalmatian reflex of Latin faciēs (“face, side”), or a derivative of fërkoj (“to rub”), or fal, from earlier Proto-Albanian *falkoj.


gjeshk

gjeshk m (plural gjeshkë, definite gjeshku, definite plural gjeshkët)

gjeshkë (plural)
gjeshku (definite)
gjeshkët (definite plural)

Singularized plural, from Proto-Albanian *gadh-ška (cf. bashkë), from gjethe.


gjylpanë

gjylpanë f (plural gjylpana, definite gjylpana, definite plural gjylpanat)

gjylpana (plural)
gjylpana (definite)
gjylpanat (definite plural)
gjylpanë (indefinite nominative singular)
gjylpana (definite nominative singular)
gjylpana (indefinite nominative plural)
gjylpanat (definite nominative plural)
gjylpanë (accusative indefinite singular)
gjylpanën (accusative definite singular)
gjylpana (accusative indefinite plural)
gjylpanat (accusative definite plural)
gjylpaneje (dative indefinite singular)
gjylpanës (dative definite singular)
gjylpanave (dative indefinite plural)
gjylpanave (dative definite plural)
gjylpaneje (ablative indefinite singular)
gjylpanës (ablative definite singular)
gjylpanash (ablative indefinite plural)
gjylpanave (ablative definite plural)

Nuk e di pse frikësohet nga gjylpanat.

I don't know why he's afraid of needles.


gjëlpërë

gjëlpërë f (plural gjëlpëra, definite gjëlpëra, definite plural gjëlpërat)

gjëlpëra (plural)
gjëlpëra (definite)
gjëlpërat (definite plural)
gjëlpërë (indefinite nominative singular)
gjëlpëra (definite nominative singular)
gjëlpëra (indefinite nominative plural)
gjëlpërat (definite nominative plural)
gjëlpërë (accusative indefinite singular)
gjëlpërën (accusative definite singular)
gjëlpëra (accusative indefinite plural)
gjëlpërat (accusative definite plural)
gjëlpëreje (dative indefinite singular)
gjëlpërës (dative definite singular)
gjëlpërave (dative indefinite plural)
gjëlpërave (dative definite plural)
gjëlpëreje (ablative indefinite singular)
gjëlpërës (ablative definite singular)
gjëlpërash (ablative indefinite plural)
gjëlpërave (ablative definite plural)

Nuk e di pse frikësohet nga gjëlpërat.


hedhe

hedhe f (plural hedhe, definite hedhja, definite plural hedhet)

hedhe (plural)
hedhja (definite)
hedhet (definite plural)

Singularized plural of *hedhë, derivative of hedh.


hejzë

hejzë f (plural hejza, definite hejza, definite plural hejzat)

hejza (plural)
hejza (definite)
hejzat (definite plural)


mërgjyzë

mërgjyzë f (plural mërgjyze, definite mërgjyza, definite plural mërgjyzet)

mërgjyze (plural)
mërgjyza (definite)
mërgjyzet (definite plural)

From *mër (“Mary”) + gji (“breast”), literally meaning 'Mary's breast'.


imshtë

imshtë f (plural imshte, definite imshtja, definite plural imshtet)

imshte (plural)
imshtja (definite)
imshtet (definite plural)
imshtë (indefinite nominative singular)
imshtja (definite nominative singular)
imshte (indefinite nominative plural)
imshtet (definite nominative plural)
imshtë (accusative indefinite singular)
imshtën (accusative definite singular)
imshte (accusative indefinite plural)
imshtet (accusative definite plural)
imshtëje (dative indefinite singular)
imshtës (dative definite singular)
imshteve (dative indefinite plural)
imshteve (dative definite plural)
imshtëje (ablative indefinite singular)
imshtës (ablative definite singular)
imshtesh (ablative indefinite plural)
imshteve (ablative definite plural)


imtë

ímtë f (plural ímta, definite ímta, definite plural ímtat)

ímtë (canonical feminine)
ímta (plural)
ímta (definite)
ímtat (definite plural)
imtë (indefinite nominative singular)
imta (definite nominative singular)
imta (indefinite nominative plural)
imtat (definite nominative plural)
imtë (accusative indefinite singular)
imtën (accusative definite singular)
imta (accusative indefinite plural)
imtat (accusative definite plural)
imte (dative indefinite singular)
imtës (dative definite singular)
imtave (dative indefinite plural)
imtave (dative definite plural)
imte (ablative indefinite singular)
imtës (ablative definite singular)
imtash (ablative indefinite plural)
imtave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *īs-mos, cognate with Sanskrit ईषत् (īṣat, “a little, slightly”), Latvian īss, from Proto-Indo-European *is (“a little”).

cog

very short time, an instant; a minute, second


hutrrojë

sq-noun

hutrrojë f (plural hutrroje, definite hutrroja, definite plural hutrrojet)

hutrroje (plural)
hutrroja (definite)
hutrrojet (definite plural)
hutrrojë (indefinite nominative singular)
hutrroja (definite nominative singular)
hutrroje (indefinite nominative plural)
hutrrojet (definite nominative plural)
hutrrojë (accusative indefinite singular)
hutrrojën (accusative definite singular)
hutrroje (accusative indefinite plural)
hutrrojet (accusative definite plural)
hutrrojeje (dative indefinite singular)
hutrrojës (dative definite singular)
hutrrojeve (dative indefinite plural)
hutrrojeve (dative definite plural)
hutrrojeje (ablative indefinite singular)
hutrrojës (ablative definite singular)
hutrrojesh (ablative indefinite plural)
hutrrojeve (ablative definite plural)


kacabu

kacabu m (plural kacabunj, definite kacabuni)

Prefixed with kaca-. The origin of the second morpheme -bu／-bû is unclear, likely ultimately a babble word, as is the prefixoid bubu- (“beetle”). Alternatively a variant of buall (“buffalo; stag beetle”), by back-formation from its plural.


kacamit

kacamit m (plural kacamitë, definite kacamiti, definite plural kacamitët)

kacamitë (plural)
kacamiti (definite)
kacamitët (definite plural)

Compound of *kaca + mitë, related to mitëz 'roe'.


mitëz

mitëz f (plural mitëza, definite mitëza, definite plural mitëzat)

mitëza (plural)
mitëza (definite)
mitëzat (definite plural)


jezull

jezull m (plural jezuj, definite jezulli, definite plural jezujt)

jezuj (plural)
jezulli (definite)
jezujt (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *aidza + -ull, close to Ancient Greek αἴθαλος (aíthalos, “thick smoke, ashes, soot”). Phonetically possible also from Proto-Indo-European *eǵʰerom (“lake”), from the stem *eǵʰ- (“border”), cf. Proto-Balto-Slavic *eźera-, Lithuanian ẽžeras, Old Prussian assaran ([azaran], “lake”) and the like. Orel simply derives it from jezer, which he considers a borrowing from Slavic with a metaphorical shift in meaning.


kacadre

sq-noun

kacadre m (plural kacadrenj, definite kacadreri)

Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus#Translingual

[…] pèr catter poξξè damesc, chi goditnè ndè fuscat, è janè Krȣmbatè, Kazadrenjtè, Veemetè, e Njeguλa.

1635, Pjetër Bogdani, Cuneus Prophetarum, scala 3, discorso 10, page 137, lines 19–21:

[…] by four manners of damages that strike in the fields, which are the worms, the locusts, the caterpillars, and the fog.


ngjeth

head

ngjeth (aorist ngjetha, participle ngjethur)

Derivative of qeth, as in rënqeth (“to shiver, shudder, wince, get goosebumps”).


yjëzë

sq-noun

yjëzë f (plural yjëza, definite yjëza, definite plural yjëzat)

yjëza (plural)
yjëza (definite)
yjëzat (definite plural)

Derivative of *yl, attested in ylber and bërryl.


xhaxha

xhaxha m (plural xhaxhallarë, definite xhaxhai, definite plural xhaxhallarët)

xhaxhallarë (plural)
xhaxhai (definite)
xhaxhallarët (definite plural)
xhaxha (indefinite nominative singular)
xhaxhai (definite nominative singular)
xhaxhallarë (indefinite nominative plural)
xhaxhallarët (definite nominative plural)
xhaxha (accusative indefinite singular)
xhaxhanë (accusative definite singular)
xhaxhallarë (accusative indefinite plural)
xhaxhallarët (accusative definite plural)
xhaxhai (dative indefinite singular)
xhaxhait (dative definite singular)
xhaxhallarëve (dative indefinite plural)
xhaxhallarëve (dative definite plural)
xhaxhai (ablative indefinite singular)
xhaxhait (ablative definite singular)
xhaxhallarësh (ablative indefinite plural)
xhaxhallarëve (ablative definite plural)


ashik

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عاشق (aşık), from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq).


festim

sq-noun

festim m (plural festime, definite festimi, definite plural festimet)

festime (plural)
festimi (definite)
festimet (definite plural)
festim (indefinite nominative singular)
festimi (definite nominative singular)
festime (indefinite nominative plural)
festimet (definite nominative plural)
festim (accusative indefinite singular)
festimin (accusative definite singular)
festime (accusative indefinite plural)
festimet (accusative definite plural)
festimi (dative indefinite singular)
festimit (dative definite singular)
festimeve (dative indefinite plural)
festimeve (dative definite plural)
festimi (ablative indefinite singular)
festimit (ablative definite singular)
festimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
festimeve (ablative definite plural)


plazh

plazh m (plural plazhe, definite plazhi, definite plural plazhet)

plazhe (plural)
plazhi (definite)
plazhet (definite plural)
plazh (indefinite nominative singular)
plazhi (definite nominative singular)
plazhe (indefinite nominative plural)
plazhet (definite nominative plural)
plazh (accusative indefinite singular)
plazhin (accusative definite singular)
plazhe (accusative indefinite plural)
plazhet (accusative definite plural)
plazhi (dative indefinite singular)
plazhit (dative definite singular)
plazheve (dative indefinite plural)
plazheve (dative definite plural)
plazhi (ablative indefinite singular)
plazhit (ablative definite singular)
plazhesh (ablative indefinite plural)
plazheve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from French plage (compare Turkish plaj).


fermë

fermë f (plural ferma, definite ferma, definite plural fermat)

ferma (plural)
ferma (definite)
fermat (definite plural)


dallim

dallim m (plural dallime, definite dallimi, definite plural dallimet)

dallime (plural)
dallimi (definite)
dallimet (definite plural)

difference (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else)


zyrë

zyrë f (plural zyra, definite zyra, definite plural zyrat)

zyra (plural)
zyra (definite)
zyrat (definite plural)
zyrë (indefinite nominative singular)
zyra (definite nominative singular)
zyra (indefinite nominative plural)
zyrat (definite nominative plural)
zyrë (accusative indefinite singular)
zyrën (accusative definite singular)
zyra (accusative indefinite plural)
zyrat (accusative definite plural)
zyreje (dative indefinite singular)
zyrës (dative definite singular)
zyrave (dative indefinite plural)
zyrave (dative definite plural)
zyreje (ablative indefinite singular)
zyrës (ablative definite singular)
zyrash (ablative indefinite plural)
zyrave (ablative definite plural)

Possibly from Latin usūra. Alternatively borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (yzer).

(archaic) urgent matter, necessity, business


kurbet

kurbet m (plural kurbeta, definite kurbeti, definite plural kurbetat)

kurbeta (plural)
kurbeti (definite)
kurbetat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish غربت (gurbet), from Arabic غَرَبَ (ḡaraba).


mbrëmë

mbrëmë f (plural mbrëmje, definite mbrëmja, definite plural mbrëmjet)

mbrëmje (plural)
mbrëmja (definite)
mbrëmjet (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *en-prama, the second element of which is identical with Ancient Greek πρόμος (prómos, “foremost man”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 (fram, “from”) and Old High German fram (“id”).


zoj

sq-noun

zoj f (plural zoja, definite zoja, definite plural zojat)

zoja (plural)
zoja (definite)
zojat (definite plural)


shqyptar

shqyptar m (plural shqyptar, definite shqyptari, definite plural shqyptarat)

shqyptar (plural)
shqyptari (definite)
shqyptarat (definite plural)
shqyptar (indefinite nominative singular)
shqyptari (definite nominative singular)
shqyptar (indefinite nominative plural)
shqyptart (definite nominative plural)
shqyptar (accusative indefinite singular)
shqyptarin (accusative definite singular)
shqyptar (accusative indefinite plural)
shqyptart (accusative definite plural)
shqyptari (dative indefinite singular)
shqyptarit (dative definite singular)
shqyptarve (dative indefinite plural)
shqyptarve (dative definite plural)
shqyptari (ablative indefinite singular)
shqyptarit (ablative definite singular)
shqyptarsh (ablative indefinite plural)
shqyptarve (ablative definite plural)

[ʃc͡ɕʏp̚ˈtäːɹ]

An Albanian in general, or specifically, a male Albanian.


qafir

qafir m (plural qafira, definite qafiri, definite plural qafirat)

qafira (plural)
qafiri (definite)
qafirat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كافر (kafir), from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, concealer”).

der

(Islam) Infidel, atheist, pagan, non-believer, disbeliever, faithless, godless, heretic, miscreant ; a non-Muslim aside from ahl al-kitab (Christians, Jews, etc.).


dasma

Goes back to Proto-Albanian *dartšimā, originally, "wedding feast", derived from darkë.


sofër

sq-noun

sofër f (plural sofra, definite sofër, definite plural sofrat)

sofra (plural)
sofër (definite)
sofrat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سفرة (sofra) from Persian سفره (sofre) from Arabic سُفْرَة (sufra).


rujtar

rujtar m (plural rujtara, definite rujtari, definite plural rujtarat)

rujtara (plural)
rujtari (definite)
rujtarat (definite plural)


rojtar

rojtar m (plural rojtara, definite rojtari, definite plural rojtarat)

rojtara (plural)
rojtari (definite)
rojtarat (definite plural)


avdes

avdes m (plural avdesa, definite avdesi, definite plural avdesat)

avdesa (plural)
avdesi (definite)
avdesat (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آبدست (abdest) from Persian آبدست (âbdast), compound of آب (âb, “water”) and دست (dast, “hand”).


gjykatës

gjykatës m (plural gjykatës, definite gjykatësi, definite plural gjykatësit)

gjykatës (plural)
gjykatësi (definite)
gjykatësit (definite plural)

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin iūdicātus.


muhabet

muhabet m (plural muhabete, definite muhabeti, definite plural muhabetet)

muhabete (plural)
muhabeti (definite)
muhabetet (definite plural)

→ Aromanian: muabeti

From Ottoman Turkish محبت (muhabbet), from Classical Persian محبت (muhaḇḇat), from Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba, “love”).


çifut

head

çifut m (plural çifutë or (Gheg) çifutën)

çifutë (plural)
çifutën (Gheg plural)
çifut (indefinite nominative singular)
çifuti (definite nominative singular)
çifutë (indefinite nominative plural)
çifutët (definite nominative plural)
çifut (accusative indefinite singular)
çifutin (accusative definite singular)
çifutë (accusative indefinite plural)
çifutët (accusative definite plural)
çifuti (dative indefinite singular)
çifutit (dative definite singular)
çifutëve (dative indefinite plural)
çifutëve (dative definite plural)
çifuti (ablative indefinite singular)
çifutit (ablative definite singular)
çifutësh (ablative indefinite plural)
çifutëve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چفوت (çıfut).


urim

sq-noun

urim m (plural urime, definite urimi, definite plural urimet)

urime (plural)
urimi (definite)
urimet (definite plural)
urim (indefinite nominative singular)
urimi (definite nominative singular)
urime (indefinite nominative plural)
urimet (definite nominative plural)
urim (accusative indefinite singular)
urimin (accusative definite singular)
urime (accusative indefinite plural)
urimet (accusative definite plural)
urimi (dative indefinite singular)
urimit (dative definite singular)
urimeve (dative indefinite plural)
urimeve (dative definite plural)
urimi (ablative indefinite singular)
urimit (ablative definite singular)
urimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
urimeve (ablative definite plural)


gjahtar

gjahtar m (plural gjahtarë, definite gjahtari, definite plural gjahtarët)

gjahtarë (plural)
gjahtari (definite)
gjahtarët (definite plural)
gjahtar (indefinite nominative singular)
gjahtari (definite nominative singular)
gjahtarë (indefinite nominative plural)
gjahtarët (definite nominative plural)
gjahtar (accusative indefinite singular)
gjahtarin (accusative definite singular)
gjahtarë (accusative indefinite plural)
gjahtarët (accusative definite plural)
gjahtari (dative indefinite singular)
gjahtarit (dative definite singular)
gjahtarëve (dative indefinite plural)
gjahtarëve (dative definite plural)
gjahtari (ablative indefinite singular)
gjahtarit (ablative definite singular)
gjahtarësh (ablative indefinite plural)
gjahtarëve (ablative definite plural)


drejtim

drejtim m (plural drejtime, definite drejtimi, definite plural drejtimet)

drejtime (plural)
drejtimi (definite)
drejtimet (definite plural)
drejtim (indefinite nominative singular)
drejtimi (definite nominative singular)
drejtime (indefinite nominative plural)
drejtimet (definite nominative plural)
drejtim (accusative indefinite singular)
drejtimin (accusative definite singular)
drejtime (accusative indefinite plural)
drejtimet (accusative definite plural)
drejtimi (dative indefinite singular)
drejtimit (dative definite singular)
drejtimeve (dative indefinite plural)
drejtimeve (dative definite plural)
drejtimi (ablative indefinite singular)
drejtimit (ablative definite singular)
drejtimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
drejtimeve (ablative definite plural)


copë

copë f (plural copa, definite copa, definite plural copat)

copa (plural)
copa (definite)
copat (definite plural)
copë (indefinite nominative singular)
copa (definite nominative singular)
copa (indefinite nominative plural)
copat (definite nominative plural)
copë (accusative indefinite singular)
copën (accusative definite singular)
copa (accusative indefinite plural)
copat (accusative definite plural)
copeje (dative indefinite singular)
copës (dative definite singular)
copave (dative indefinite plural)
copave (dative definite plural)
copeje (ablative indefinite singular)
copës (ablative definite singular)
copash (ablative indefinite plural)
copave (ablative definite plural)


moh

moh m (plural moh, definite mohi-mohu, definite plural mohet)

moh (plural)
mohi-mohu (definite)
mohet (definite plural)


amvisë

amvisë f (plural amvisa, definite amvisa, definite plural amvisat)

amvisa (plural)
amvisa (definite)
amvisat (definite plural)
amvisë (indefinite nominative singular)
amvisa (definite nominative singular)
amvisa (indefinite nominative plural)
amvisat (definite nominative plural)
amvisë (accusative indefinite singular)
amvisën (accusative definite singular)
amvisa (accusative indefinite plural)
amvisat (accusative definite plural)
amviseje (dative indefinite singular)
amvisës (dative definite singular)
amvisave (dative indefinite plural)
amvisave (dative definite plural)
amviseje (ablative indefinite singular)
amvisës (ablative definite singular)
amvisash (ablative indefinite plural)
amvisave (ablative definite plural)

Compound of amë (“mother”) and vis (“land, country, settlement”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“house, settlement”) (compare Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house (clan)”), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬚 (viθ, “royal court”)), literally "mother of the house".


qelbës

sq-noun

qelbës m (plural qelbës, definite qelbësi, definite plural qelbësit)

qelbës (plural)
qelbësi (definite)
qelbësit (definite plural)

Deverbative of qelb (“to stink, be rotten”), from kalb.

Mustela putorius
Mustela putorius#Translingual

Pistacia terebinthus
Pistacia terebinthus#Translingual


çarçaf

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارشف (çarşaf).

bor+

shroud, winding cloth
(Christianity) the Holy Shroud


hatër

sq-noun

hatër m (plural hatëre, definite hatëri, definite plural hatëret)

hatëre (plural)
hatëri (definite)
hatëret (definite plural)

From Ottoman Turkish خاطر (hatır), from Arabic خَاطِر (ḵāṭir).


shllim

Derived from shllej (“to resemble”), a phonetic variant of shëmbëllej. Related to shemëllnjënj.


rrokull

Related to rrokë (“spiral”) and rrokëz (“helix”).


hanor

From hënë with a sense development *moon > *time-keeping > clock.

Kënduesi është hanori i të vorfnit.

The singer (the rooster) is the clock of the poor.


ngoje

(archaic, law) economic support for widows


ngallec

According to Cabej, from earlier *ngall (“to sprout”), prefixed voiced variant of kall (“to stick out”)


siujdhesa

siujdhesa ? (plural ?, definite ?, definite plural ?)


ujdi

ujdi f (plural ujdi, definite ujdia, definite plural ujditë)

ujdi (plural)
ujdia (definite)
ujditë (definite plural)


voc

vóc m (plural vóca, definite vóci, definite plural vócat); feminine equivalent vóce

vóc (canonical masculine)
feminine equivalent vóce (canonical)
vóca (plural)
vóci (definite)
vócat (definite plural)

Likely akin to vógël (“small, young”). By some identified as the source of Ancient Greek βάδιος (bádios, “child”).

Vladimir Orel
pl:Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak


glirë

pleasure derived from an achievement or revenge


trulë

Unknown. Possibly connected to Ancient Greek θρῦλος (thrûlos, “murmur”), Greek θρύλος (thrýlos, “legend”) with the sense of personal reputation.


uvri

Clematis vitalba
Clematis vitalba#Translingual


dërti

Shokëni ç'ësht kjo hata?! Ilaç e dërti nuk ka!

My friends, what is this decline?! Cure and respect there are none!


utull

Unknown. Possibly an irregular derivation of Latin utilis


pylë

Unknown. Maybe related to pylkë (“wedge”) or Ancient Greek πύλη (púlē, “gate”), used often in hills and mountain names.


kërnalle

kërnalle m (plural kërnalle, definite kërnalla, definite plural kërnallet)

kërnalle (plural)
kërnalla (definite)
kërnallet (definite plural)

Unknown. Maybe a substrate word, along with archaic Romanian genune (“sea”), reconstructing archaic *keùrnaulia.


Pisë

Unknown. Maybe it has the same sense development as Proto-Slavic *pьkъlъ (“hell”), from Proto-Indo-European *pik- (“pitch”), thus cognate to Ancient Greek πίσσα (píssa). If this were the case, it would require Pre-Albanian *pikwa


ujth

Unknown. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁-, with a unique phonetic development.


endëc

From end (“blossom, lay eggs (of flies)”) + -c (diminutive suffix).


binosh

Seemingly from Latin bīnus (“occurring twice; in pairs”). The first element bi- ("two(fold)") also occurs in binjak.

bor

Kush është shëndosh bën binosh.

Whoever is healthy gives birth to twins.


bemile

Unknown. Either an old formation with bir and bijë or a cognate to Italian bambino. With the influence of Latin familia, this word could be the source of fëmijë.


dhespër

PIE word
 *wek(ʷ)speros
Probably via some Balkan Vulgar Latin dialect, ultimately borrowed from Latin vesper or Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos), with internal /v/ > /ð/ backing. Compare dhelpër for the same phenomenon.


ëzë

Unknown. Even though problematic, it could derive from a diminutive in -zë of Proto-Albanian *ewd-, from *h₂weyd- (“to sing”), compare Ancient Greek ᾆσμα (âisma) and ᾠδή (ōidḗ).


haromë

Kush ka haromë e miq, ngë ka dhre për ligj e gjyq.

Whoever owns money and friends, doesn't fear the law or the judge.


jongan

Unknown. Possibly related to jonë, a variant of jeh (“echo”), with a unique ending in -gan.


onagër

Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros, “wild ass”).


izë

Unknown. Might be a diminutive in -zë of Old Southern Tosk dialectal *i (“star”) (compare dialectal Southern Tosk ie (“stars”)), from Old Tosk ill (“star”). Compare Arbëreshë Albanian izë (“star”).


lefe

Probably borrowed, compare Arabic لَبُؤَة f (labuʔa). Also compare the male version lefti with an unusual ending in -ti.


hjidhi

Eni zonja e buljarë,
Eni të varhjta e ushtërtorë,
Eni e klani me hjidhi.
Sot të variera qëntruat.

2003, Ernesto Koliqi, Hasan Hasani, Sprovë letërsie shqiptare, →ISBN:

(Arbëresh) the cry made during a funeral


horë

From Greek χώρα (chóra, “town, country”). See also Greek χωριό (chorió, “village”) and Aromanian hoarã (“village”).

U bâna horë

Na bâne horë

(Gheg) village/town; to become infamous/an embarrassment in the town


horë

Most probably from Proto-Slavic *gъrnъ. Compare Belarusian го́ран (hóran).


pallmadhi

Uncertain. Probably from pall (“loud speech”) + madh (“big”).


msallë

Earlier misall, -i, pl. misaj, -të. Probably from late Latin mensale (It. tovaglia da mensa), when Latin s-, -s- stopped turning into Albanian sh-, -sh-.


nrrojc

Unknown. Maybe a diminutive in -c of earlier *nrronjë from Proto-Albanian *en-wradnjā (“to radicate, to cause roots”). Alternatively a diminutive in -c of earlier *ndër-rrënjë.

der

(Gheg) wooden tool for harvesting seedlings


vohë

Likely a variation of vogë. The meaning "voice" is a secondary formation and an eventual relation to Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs (“speech, voice”) remains doubtful, also due to the very unclear usage of the word.


përvist

Unknown. Maybe from Latin provideo, used still in Italian expressions such as "Dio vede e provvede".

… Zoti Krisht çë bëri këtë përvist. - Lord Christ who made this miracle. (Unione Arberia: mensile bilingue di informazione, ANNO II, N. 5; April 2010


çudi

sq-noun

çudi f (plural çudi, definite çudia, definite plural çuditë)

çudi (plural)
çudia (definite)
çuditë (definite plural)

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *čudo (“miracle, wonder”). Compare Serbo-Croatian čudo (“miracle, wonder”) and Bulgarian чудо (čudo, “miracle”); compare also Romanian ciudă (“fury, grudge, envy”), Hungarian csoda (“miracle, wonder”). Initially rendered as çudë, while çudi is a back formation from the verb çudit (“to surprise”), itself derived from Proto-Slavic *čuditi (“to be surprised”).


ethol

Unknown. Maybe related to ethe (“fever”), but the -ol ending is unusual.


hovol

Unknown. Compare Proto-Turkic *kül (“ash”) or Proto-Slavic *ǫglь (“coal”).


katimi

Unknown. Maybe from a suffixed variation of Ancient Greek τιμή (timḗ).


longar

Unknown. Possibly related to Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós).


katërshor

sq-noun

katërshor f (plural katërshore, definite katërshorja, definite plural katërshoret)

katërshore (plural)
katërshorja (definite)
katërshoret (definite plural)

Calque of Italian quaderno, from katër + fishor ("four folded").


derëzi

derëzi m (plural derëzinj, definite derëziu, definite plural derëzinjtë)

derëzi (canonical masculine)
derëzezë (canonical feminine)
derëzinj (plural)
derëziu (definite)
derëzinjtë (definite plural)

Blend of derë (“door”) + zi (“black”) literally "black door" (in ancient times people believed that curse spreaders painted doors with a magical substance, similarly to untore in Italy), or a derivative in -zi of derë (“bitter”).


tromopil

From the same source as Central Kurdish ترومبێل (trumbêl). Probably from tram-.


lloh

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-sko (“to wash”). Orel argues for an early borrowing, from Proto-Slavic *lojь.


lloxh

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ایلیجه (ılıca).


çeltik

sq-noun

çeltik m (plural çeltíkë, definite çeltíku, definite plural çeltíkët)

çeltíkë (plural)
çeltíku (definite)
çeltíkët (definite plural)

From a Slavic word meaning “chief, leader”, the source of Serbo-Croatian čȇlnīk. The spelling with ç- is influenced by the word çelik.


trinë

trinë f (plural trina, definite trina, definite plural trinat)

trina (plural)
trina (definite)
trinat (definite plural)

From Latin trīna. Compare Italian trina.


shemnoqe

Plural of unattested *shemnok, from shemb (“ruin”).


purtekë

purtekë f (plural purteka, definite purteka, definite plural purtekat)

purteka (plural)
purteka (definite)
purtekat (definite plural)

Metathesis of dialectal prutekë, from South Slavic; cf. Bulgarian прътак (prǎtak), прътец (prǎtec), Serbo-Croatian prutak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *prǫtъ.


sqoll

sqoll m (plural sqólle, definite sqóllet, definite plural sqólli)

sqólle (plural)
sqóllet (definite)
sqólli (definite plural)


lëpjetë

Possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek λάπαθον (lápathon), perhaps via Latin lapathum, or derived from the same source as it.


iballë

Albanian: Iballë

Unknown. Maybe related to *bli- (“to shine, gleam, glow; be light, be glad”).


rradake

rradake f (plural rradake, definite rradakja, definite plural rradaket)

rradake (plural)
rradakja (definite)
rradaket (definite plural)


rruva

According to Orel, somehow related to rrush with an unclear development.


gëzof

According to Orel, either derived from or from the same origin as Ancient Greek γαύσαπος (gaúsapos, “frieze”), or more likely, dialectal Ancient Macedonian γαυσἃφος (gaushàphos), as PA derivatives do not fit correctly with either Greek spelling. The substratum language is or has been influenced by a Semitic source such as Akkadian 𒆪𒍦𒁍 (/kuzippu, guzippu/, “cloak, clothing, wrapping especially for warmth”).
According to Jokl, it is from an ancient substrate from reconstructed *gʰốu-di-āpos, probably "bovine".


hallë

hallë (indefinite nominative singular)
halla (definite nominative singular)
halla (indefinite nominative plural)
hallat (definite nominative plural)
hallë (accusative indefinite singular)
hallën (accusative definite singular)
halla (accusative indefinite plural)
hallat (accusative definite plural)
halleje (dative indefinite singular)
hallës (dative definite singular)
hallave (dative indefinite plural)
hallave (dative definite plural)
halleje (ablative indefinite singular)
hallës (ablative definite singular)
hallash (ablative indefinite plural)
hallave (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خاله (hala).


lalë

Ultimately a babble word, compare jajë (“aunt”). Compare also Aromanian lalã (“uncle”), Greek λαλάς (lalás, “grandfather, governor, mentor”), λαλά (lalá, “grandmother”), Calabrian Greek leḍḍé (“brother”), leḍḍá (“sister”). Possibly from dialectal Persian لالا (lâlâ, “elder brother”) via dialectal Ottoman Turkish لالا (lala), compare dialectal sense “sister”, whereas the standard and widely attested sense is “tutor”. Sense 2 may have possibly arisen given the reported usage of the word as particular of the region.

cog

father (by his children), especially if young

(colloquial) older male relative
older brother (by his siblings)

older brother-in-law (by his siblings-in-law)

(colloquial) older male relative
uncle (by his nephews and nieces)

term of address for a close friend. mate, dude

(colloquial) older male relative
(archaic) grandfather

(archaic, sometimes derogatory) an inhabitant of Myzeqe


hordop

Likely a substrate word. Compare Romanian hârtoape (“hole”).


zhurmë

sq-noun

zhurmë f (plural zhurma, definite zhurma, definite plural zhurmat)

zhurma (plural)
zhurma (definite)
zhurmat (definite plural)
zhurmë (indefinite nominative singular)
zhurma (definite nominative singular)
zhurma (indefinite nominative plural)
zhurmat (definite nominative plural)
zhurmë (accusative indefinite singular)
zhurmën (accusative definite singular)
zhurma (accusative indefinite plural)
zhurmat (accusative definite plural)
zhurmeje (dative indefinite singular)
zhurmës (dative definite singular)
zhurmave (dative indefinite plural)
zhurmave (dative definite plural)
zhurmeje (ablative indefinite singular)
zhurmës (ablative definite singular)
zhurmash (ablative indefinite plural)
zhurmave (ablative definite plural)

Uncertain. Similar to Proto-Slavic *šumъ, comparing it to Serbo-Croatian šum. However the presence of a -r-, the irregular correspondence zh-š and the lack of a Slavic cognate in Romanian, shows that the word is not of Slavic origin. Compare Italian ciurma.


derëbardhë

Literally "white door", the alleged opposite of derëzi.


pojë

Unknown. Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to drive, strike, thrust”)


req

sq-noun

req m (plural req, definite reqi, definite plural reqit)

req (plural)
reqi (definite)
reqit (definite plural)


arënx

arënxi (definite)
arënx (indefinite nominative singular)
arënxi (definite nominative singular)
arënx (accusative indefinite singular)
arënxin (accusative definite singular)
arënxi (indefinite singular)
arënxit (definite singular)

An Arbëresh word. From Italian Arezzo, a city in Italy known for weaponry factories.


zhishte

Earlier *shiste, somehow from Sanskrit शिश्न (śiśna). Perhaps through a Romani source.


avulli

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin vallum. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”).


brerore

A derivation of bri (“horn”), contaminated with brinjë (“rib”, literally “horn-shaped or semicircular halo over one's head”). Alternatively, it might be an irregular derivation of Latin aurora, with a strong change in pronunciation similar to Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra). The evolution could have been aurora > *avreora > *vrerore > brerore.


sivonë

Unclear. According to Çabej an exclamatory derivation with an epenthetic -vo- of sy.

unk

Unclear


kallnor

From an older kallënduor, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin calendārium. Compare archaic/popular Romanian cărindar (“id.”). Doublet of kalendar.


miskë

From mizë (“fly”) + endearing suffix -kë.


britm

Analogical transformation of brymës (“November”) under the influence of brej (“to gnaw”).

britm i parë

britm i dytë

britm i tretë


zhubër

sq-noun

zhubër f (plural zhubra, definite zhubra, definite plural zhubrat)

zhubra (plural)
zhubra (definite)
zhubrat (definite plural)


muranë

muranë f (plural murane, definite murana, definite plural muranat)

murane (plural)
murana (definite)
muranat (definite plural)


vakëf

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish وقف (vakf).

bor+

(historical) property owned by a church, mosque, tekke or monastery


ndortë

sq-noun

ndortë f (plural ndorta, definite ndorta, definite plural ndortat)

ndorta (plural)
ndorta (definite)
ndortat (definite plural)
ndortë (indefinite nominative singular)
ndorta (definite nominative singular)
ndorta (indefinite nominative plural)
ndortat (definite nominative plural)
ndortë (accusative indefinite singular)
ndortën (accusative definite singular)
ndorta (accusative indefinite plural)
ndortat (accusative definite plural)
ndorteje (dative indefinite singular)
ndortës (dative definite singular)
ndortave (dative indefinite plural)
ndortave (dative definite plural)
ndorteje (ablative indefinite singular)
ndortës (ablative definite singular)
ndortash (ablative indefinite plural)
ndortave (ablative definite plural)

(archaic) a rope tied to the hands of newborn babies during ceremonies


kshetë

kshetë ? (plural ?, definite ?, definite plural ?)

According to Orel, a variation of gërshet, even though completely etymologically unrelated to water.


fulterëz

Diminutive in -ëz ~ zë of fultere (“skillet, frying pan”).


shapulicë

shapulicë f (plural shapulica, definite shapulica, definite plural shapulicat)

shapulica (plural)
shapulica (definite)
shapulicat (definite plural)

Either a variation of zhapi, influenced by Romanian șopârlă, or a substrate word related to a corresponding Vasconic term (compare Spanish sapo).


shkluhë

shkluhë f (plural shkluha, definite shkluha, definite plural shkluhët)

shkluha (plural)
shkluha (definite)
shkluhët (definite plural)

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare Arbëresh shklube.


frushkë

Unknown. Maybe from Vulgar Latin *ferrusca (“small iron”), from Latin ferrum.


mrete

Unknown. According to folk etymology, from mbret.


vedër

vedër f (plural vedra, definite vedra, definite plural vedrat)

vedra (plural)
vedra (definite)
vedrat (definite plural)

Borrowed from South Slavic; compare Serbo-Croatian vedro, vjedro, Bulgarian ведро́ (vedró).


lofatë

lofatë f (plural lofata, definite lofata, definite plural lofatat)

lofata (plural)
lofata (definite)
lofatat (definite plural)

Alteration of lajthatë, derivative of lajthi (“hazelnut”).

Cercis siliquastrum
Cercis siliquastrum#Translingual


enë

enë f (plural enë, definite ena, definite plural enët)

enë (plural)
ena (definite)
enët (definite plural)
enë (indefinite nominative singular)
ena (definite nominative singular)
enë (indefinite nominative plural)
enët (definite nominative plural)
enë (accusative indefinite singular)
enën (accusative definite singular)
enë (accusative indefinite plural)
enët (accusative definite plural)
eneje (dative indefinite singular)
enës (dative definite singular)
enëve (dative indefinite plural)
enëve (dative definite plural)
eneje (ablative indefinite singular)
enës (ablative definite singular)
enësh (ablative indefinite plural)
enëve (ablative definite plural)


enë

Possibly related to Ancient Greek ἑανός (heanós, “fine robe worn by women”).


gjok

sq-noun

gjok m (plural gjokë, definite gjoku, definite plural gjokët)

gjokë (plural)
gjoku (definite)
gjokët (definite plural)

From Ottoman Turkish گوك (gök, “light blue; roan (of a horse)”), whence also synonymous Aromanian ghioc.


suke

indefinite dative/ablative singular of sukë


lokalitet

lokalitet (indefinite nominative singular)
lokaliteti (definite nominative singular)
lokalitete (indefinite nominative plural)
lokalitetet (definite nominative plural)
lokalitet (accusative indefinite singular)
lokalitetin (accusative definite singular)
lokalitete (accusative indefinite plural)
lokalitetet (accusative definite plural)
lokaliteti (dative indefinite singular)
lokalitetit (dative definite singular)
lokaliteteve (dative indefinite plural)
lokaliteteve (dative definite plural)
lokaliteti (ablative indefinite singular)
lokalitetit (ablative definite singular)
lokalitetesh (ablative indefinite plural)
lokaliteteve (ablative definite plural)

locality, particularly (historical) a former third-level subdivision of Albania


mardha

trick, flaw, blemish (hidden to the eye)

additive (in liquid products to water them down)


gërdhet

sq-noun

gërdhet f (plural gërdheta, definite gërdheta, definite plural gërdhetat)

gërdheta (plural)
gërdheta (definite)
gërdhetat (definite plural)

Unclear. Either from gardh or a compound of gër- + dhet, derivative of dhe.


gërdhele

gërdhele f (plural gërdhele, definite gërdhelja, definite plural gërdhelet)

gërdhele (plural)
gërdhelja (definite)
gërdhelet (definite plural)

Unclear. Either from gardh or a compound of gër- + dhele, derivative of dhe (see also dheul).
Alternatively, a compound of gër- + and dhe (“land, land”) + -ele (enlargement suffix).


gërdhajë

sq-noun

gërdhajë f (plural gërdhaja, definite gërdhaja, definite plural gërdhajat)

gërdhaja (plural)
gërdhaja (definite)
gërdhajat (definite plural)

Unclear. Either from gardh or a compound of gër- + dhaj, derivative of dhe.

the lower social class, the wretched (term used by the upper class)


gërdhatë

gërdhatë f (plural gërdhata, definite gërdhata, definite plural gërdhatat)

gërdhata (plural)
gërdhata (definite)
gërdhatat (definite plural)
gërdhatë (indefinite nominative singular)
gërdhata (definite nominative singular)
gërdhata (indefinite nominative plural)
gërdhatat (definite nominative plural)
gërdhatë (accusative indefinite singular)
gërdhatën (accusative definite singular)
gërdhata (accusative indefinite plural)
gërdhatat (accusative definite plural)
gërdhateje (dative indefinite singular)
gërdhatës (dative definite singular)
gërdhatave (dative indefinite plural)
gërdhatave (dative definite plural)
gërdhateje (ablative indefinite singular)
gërdhatës (ablative definite singular)
gërdhatash (ablative indefinite plural)
gërdhatave (ablative definite plural)

Unclear. Either from gardh (“fence, enclosure”) or a compound from gër- + dhatë.

barren, rugged mountain chain (or place)


grrykë

grrykë f (plural grryqe, definite grryka, definite plural grryqet)

grryqe (plural)
grryka (definite)
grryqet (definite plural)

Derivative of gërryej, described as a scratching one.


hartinë

hartinë f (plural hartina, definite hartina, definite plural hartinat)

hartina (plural)
hartina (definite)
hartinat (definite plural)

Related to arti (“Bosnian pine”), a formation of harr (“to weed”).

Pinus sylvestris
Pinus sylvestris#Translingual


harmoç

harmoç m (plural harmoçë, definite harmoçi, definite plural harmoçët)

harmoçë (plural)
harmoçi (definite)
harmoçët (definite plural)

Derivative of harmoj (“to crumble, eat away little by little”).

mortar mixed with small rock fragments from a wall

(regional) hollow in a creek bed, part of a brook where the water pools


dheul

dheul f (plural dheule, definite dheulja, definite plural dheulet)

dheule (plural)
dheulja (definite)
dheulet (definite plural)

A recent derivative; dheu (“the earth”) + -lë.


hokoç

hokoç m (plural hokoçë, definite hokoçi, definite plural hokoçët)

hokoçë (plural)
hokoçi (definite)
hokoçët (definite plural)

Suffixal derivative of *hark, *hork, imitation of pig's grunting.


kaptë

kaptë m (plural kapta, definite kapti, definite plural kaptat)

kapta (plural)
kapti (definite)
kaptat (definite plural)


kalavesh

kalavesh m (plural kalavesha, definite kalaveshi, definite plural kalaveshat)

kalavesha (plural)
kalaveshi (definite)
kalaveshat (definite plural)

Compound of an expressive prefix kala- + vesh (rrush).


karabush

karabush m (plural karabusha, definite karabushi, definite plural karabushat)

karabusha (plural)
karabushi (definite)
karabushat (definite plural)


papagall

papagall m (plural papagaj, definite papagalli)

papagaj (plural)
papagalli (definite)
papagall (indefinite nominative singular)
papagalli (definite nominative singular)
papagaj (indefinite nominative plural)
papagajtë (definite nominative plural)
papagall (accusative indefinite singular)
papagallin (accusative definite singular)
papagaj (accusative indefinite plural)
papagajtë (accusative definite plural)
papagalli (dative indefinite singular)
papagallit (dative definite singular)
papagajve (dative indefinite plural)
papagajve (dative definite plural)
papagalli (ablative indefinite singular)
papagallit (ablative definite singular)
papagajsh (ablative indefinite plural)
papagajve (ablative definite plural)

papagall i kuq

mësoj si papagall

to learn by heart, without understanding

(figurative, derogatory) someone who repeats other people's words without fully understanding them


karrem

karrem m (plural karremët, definite karremi, definite plural karremët)

karremët (plural)
karremi (definite)
karremët (definite plural)


gëthep

hook-shaped gnarl (in a tree or its branches)

stump (of corn plant or shrub after being cut)


gerrlë

gerrlë f (plural gerrla, definite gerrla, definite plural gerrlat)

gerrla (plural)
gerrla (definite)
gerrlat (definite plural)

deep hollow (between cliffs created by water erosion), chasm


gërrellë

gërrellë f (plural gërrella, definite gërrella, definite plural gërrellat)

gërrella (plural)
gërrella (definite)
gërrellat (definite plural)

open cave (created by water erosion, generally by a river)

secluded place or hollow (nestled deep in cliffs, far from sunlight)


gërranë

gërranë m (plural gërrana, definite gërrana, definite plural gërranat)

gërrana (plural)
gërrana (definite)
gërranat (definite plural)

rushing stream (which quickly erodes its own streambed)


gërrec

gërréc m (plural gërréca, definite gërréci, definite plural gërrécat)

gërréc (canonical masculine)
gërréca (plural)
gërréci (definite)
gërrécat (definite plural)
gërrec (indefinite nominative singular)
gërreci (definite nominative singular)
gërreca (indefinite nominative plural)
gërrecat (definite nominative plural)
gërrec (accusative indefinite singular)
gërrecin (accusative definite singular)
gërreca (accusative indefinite plural)
gërrecat (accusative definite plural)
gërreci (dative indefinite singular)
gërrecit (dative definite singular)
gërrecave (dative indefinite plural)
gërrecave (dative definite plural)
gërreci (ablative indefinite singular)
gërrecit (ablative definite singular)
gërrecash (ablative indefinite plural)
gërrecave (ablative definite plural)


kizë

kizë f (plural kiza, definite kiza, definite plural kizat)

kiza (plural)
kiza (definite)
kizat (definite plural)
kizë (indefinite nominative singular)
kiza (definite nominative singular)
kiza (indefinite nominative plural)
kizat (definite nominative plural)
kizë (accusative indefinite singular)
kizën (accusative definite singular)
kiza (accusative indefinite plural)
kizat (accusative definite plural)
kizeje (dative indefinite singular)
kizës (dative definite singular)
kizave (dative indefinite plural)
kizave (dative definite plural)
kizeje (ablative indefinite singular)
kizës (ablative definite singular)
kizash (ablative indefinite plural)
kizave (ablative definite plural)

Derived from kij (“I prune, I trim”). From kij + -zë.

Falco subbuteo
Falco subbuteo#Translingual


bigë

Thought to be related to the Illyrian toponym *Bigeste. Compare Aromanian bigã (“rock from the top of a mountain”).


kreshk

sq-noun

kreshk f (plural kreshka, definite kreshka, definite plural kreshkat)

kreshka (plural)
kreshka (definite)
kreshkat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *ka-rand-iskā, a derivative of krënd.


dybek

dybek m (plural dybekë, definite dybeku, definite plural dybekët)

dybekë (plural)
dybeku (definite)
dybekët (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیبك (dibek, “mortar”).

bor+

(dairy) churn, a vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter

large wooden mortar and pestle used to husk grain

(regional) large wooden mallet used to break up dirt clods


bokshe

sq-noun

bokshe f (plural bokshe, definite bokshja, definite plural bokshet)

bokshe (plural)
bokshja (definite)
bokshet (definite plural)
bokshe (indefinite nominative singular)
bokshja (definite nominative singular)
bokshe (indefinite nominative plural)
bokshet (definite nominative plural)
bokshe (accusative indefinite singular)
bokshen (accusative definite singular)
bokshe (accusative indefinite plural)
bokshet (accusative definite plural)
boksheje (dative indefinite singular)
bokshes (dative definite singular)
boksheve (dative indefinite plural)
boksheve (dative definite plural)
boksheje (ablative indefinite singular)
bokshes (ablative definite singular)
bokshesh (ablative indefinite plural)
boksheve (ablative definite plural)

Specifically unknown, but related to bashkë.


ushkur

ushkur m (plural ushkurë, definite ushkuri, definite plural ushkurët)

ushkurë (plural)
ushkuri (definite)
ushkurët (definite plural)
ushkur (indefinite nominative singular)
ushkuri (definite nominative singular)
ushkurë (indefinite nominative plural)
ushkurët (definite nominative plural)
ushkur (accusative indefinite singular)
ushkurin (accusative definite singular)
ushkurë (accusative indefinite plural)
ushkurët (accusative definite plural)
ushkuri (dative indefinite singular)
ushkurit (dative definite singular)
ushkurëve (dative indefinite plural)
ushkurëve (dative definite plural)
ushkuri (ablative indefinite singular)
ushkurit (ablative definite singular)
ushkurësh (ablative indefinite plural)
ushkurëve (ablative definite plural)


tetëkëmbësh

tetëkëmbësh m (plural tetëkëmbsha, definite tetëkëmbshi, definite plural tetëkëmbshat)

tetëkëmbsha (plural)
tetëkëmbshi (definite)
tetëkëmbshat (definite plural)

Calque of Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from tetë (“eight”) + këmbë (“foot”).


cirë

sq-noun

cirë f (plural cira, definite cira, definite plural cirat)

cira (plural)
cira (definite)
cirat (definite plural)


dysh

From dy (“two”) + -sh (adverbial suffix), possibly a contraction of fish (“fold”); compare modern dyfish (“id”). It reflects Proto-Albanian *dwis.


ansujë

ansujë f (plural ansuja, definite ansuja, definite plural ansujat)

ansuja (plural)
ansuja (definite)
ansujat (definite plural)

A compound of anë (“side”) + ujë (“water”).


ujëdhesë

ujëdhesë f (plural ujëdhesa, definite ujëdhesa, definite plural ujëdhesat)

ujëdhesa (plural)
ujëdhesa (definite)
ujëdhesat (definite plural)


briesë

briesë f (plural briesa, definite briesa, definite plural briesat)

briesa (plural)
briesa (definite)
briesat (definite plural)
briesë (indefinite nominative singular)
briesa (definite nominative singular)
briesa (indefinite nominative plural)
briesat (definite nominative plural)
briesë (accusative indefinite singular)
briesën (accusative definite singular)
briesa (accusative indefinite plural)
briesat (accusative definite plural)
brieseje (dative indefinite singular)
briesës (dative definite singular)
briesave (dative indefinite plural)
briesave (dative definite plural)
brieseje (ablative indefinite singular)
briesës (ablative definite singular)
briesash (ablative indefinite plural)
briesave (ablative definite plural)


lindje

lindje f (plural lindje, definite lindja, definite plural lindjet)

lindje (plural)
lindja (definite)
lindjet (definite plural)
lindje (indefinite nominative singular)
lindja (definite nominative singular)
lindje (indefinite nominative plural)
lindjet (definite nominative plural)
lindje (accusative indefinite singular)
lindjen (accusative definite singular)
lindje (accusative indefinite plural)
lindjet (accusative definite plural)
lindjeje (dative indefinite singular)
lindjes (dative definite singular)
lindjeve (dative indefinite plural)
lindjeve (dative definite plural)
lindjeje (ablative indefinite singular)
lindjes (ablative definite singular)
lindjesh (ablative indefinite plural)
lindjeve (ablative definite plural)

From lind (“to bear, give birth to”) + -je (gerund noun suffix), from lind dielli (“the sun rises”).


xixa

indefinite nominative/accusative plural of xixë (“sparks”)

definite nominative singular of xixë (“the spark”)


kikirik

sq-noun

kikirik m (plural kikirikë, definite kikiriku, definite plural kikirikët)

kikirikë (plural)
kikiriku (definite)
kikirikët (definite plural)
kikirik (indefinite nominative singular)
kikiriki (definite nominative singular)
kikirikë (indefinite nominative plural)
kikirikët (definite nominative plural)
kikirik (accusative indefinite singular)
kikirikin (accusative definite singular)
kikirikë (accusative indefinite plural)
kikirikët (accusative definite plural)
kikiriki (dative indefinite singular)
kikirikit (dative definite singular)
kikirikëve (dative indefinite plural)
kikirikëve (dative definite plural)
kikiriki (ablative indefinite singular)
kikirikit (ablative definite singular)
kikirikësh (ablative indefinite plural)
kikirikëve (ablative definite plural)

Ultimately from Italian chicchi ricchi ("rich grains"), compare Serbo-Croatian kikiriki.


frigorifer

frigorifer m (plural frigoriferë, definite frigoriferi, definite plural frigoriferët)

frigoriferë (plural)
frigoriferi (definite)
frigoriferët (definite plural)

→ Aromanian: frigurifer


fjalëkryq

fjalëkryq m (plural fjalëkryqe, definite fjalëkryqi, definite plural fjalëkryqet)

fjalëkryqe (plural)
fjalëkryqi (definite)
fjalëkryqet (definite plural)


zgjedhje

zgjedhje f (plural zgjedhje, definite zgjedhja, definite plural zgjedhjet)

zgjedhje (plural)
zgjedhja (definite)
zgjedhjet (definite plural)
zgjedhje (indefinite nominative singular)
zgjedhja (definite nominative singular)
zgjedhje (indefinite nominative plural)
zgjedhjet (definite nominative plural)
zgjedhje (accusative indefinite singular)
zgjedhjen (accusative definite singular)
zgjedhje (accusative indefinite plural)
zgjedhjet (accusative definite plural)
zgjedhjeje (dative indefinite singular)
zgjedhjes (dative definite singular)
zgjedhjeve (dative indefinite plural)
zgjedhjeve (dative definite plural)
zgjedhjeje (ablative indefinite singular)
zgjedhjes (ablative definite singular)
zgjedhjesh (ablative indefinite plural)
zgjedhjeve (ablative definite plural)

From zgjedh (“to choose, select”) + -je feminine suffix.


çati

çati f (plural çatí, definite çatía, definite plural çatítë)

çatí (plural)
çatía (definite)
çatítë (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چاتی (çatı, “framework, roof, truss”).


papat

Borrowed from Italian papato. By surface analysis, papë (“pope”) + -at.


pincar

Borrowed from Sicilian pinzari, from Latin pensāre. Doublet of peshoj (“to weigh, scale”), borrowed directly from Latin.


familje

sq-noun

familje f (plural familje, definite familja, definite plural familjet)

familje (plural)
familja (definite)
familjet (definite plural)
familje (indefinite nominative singular)
familja (definite nominative singular)
familje (indefinite nominative plural)
familjet (definite nominative plural)
familje (accusative indefinite singular)
familjen (accusative definite singular)
familje (accusative indefinite plural)
familjet (accusative definite plural)
familjeje (dative indefinite singular)
familjes (dative definite singular)
familjeve (dative indefinite plural)
familjeve (dative definite plural)
familjeje (ablative indefinite singular)
familjes (ablative definite singular)
familjesh (ablative indefinite plural)
familjeve (ablative definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin familia; cf. Italian famiglia. Doublet of fëmijë, an older borrowing from Vulgar Latin.


çmim

çmim m (plural çmime, definite çmimi, definite plural çmimet)

çmime (plural)
çmimi (definite)
çmimet (definite plural)
çmim (indefinite nominative singular)
çmimi (definite nominative singular)
çmime (indefinite nominative plural)
çmimet (definite nominative plural)
çmim (accusative indefinite singular)
çmimin (accusative definite singular)
çmime (accusative indefinite plural)
çmimet (accusative definite plural)
çmimi (dative indefinite singular)
çmimit (dative definite singular)
çmimeve (dative indefinite plural)
çmimeve (dative definite plural)
çmimi (ablative indefinite singular)
çmimit (ablative definite singular)
çmimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
çmimeve (ablative definite plural)


shena

(Gheg) definite nominative/accusative plural of she


doç

doç m (plural doçë, definite doçi, definite plural doçët)

doçë (plural)
doçi (definite)
doçët (definite plural)


shkronje

indefinite genitive singular of shkronjë

indefinite ablative singular of shkronjë


bekçi

bekçi m (plural bekçinj, definite bekçiu, definite plural bekçinjtë)

bekçinj (plural)
bekçiu (definite)
bekçinjtë (definite plural)
bekçi (indefinite nominative singular)
bekçiu (definite nominative singular)
bekçinj (indefinite nominative plural)
bekçinjtë (definite nominative plural)
bekçi (accusative indefinite singular)
bekçiun (accusative definite singular)
bekçinj (accusative indefinite plural)
bekçinjtë (accusative definite plural)
bekçiu (dative indefinite singular)
bekçiut (dative definite singular)
bekçinjve (dative indefinite plural)
bekçinjve (dative definite plural)
bekçiu (ablative indefinite singular)
bekçiut (ablative definite singular)
bekçinjsh (ablative indefinite plural)
bekçinjve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بكجی (bekçi, “guard”).

bor+

(archaic) rural police, ranger, field patrol (watchman appointed to guard crops)


qiri

sq-noun

qiri m (plural qirinj, definite qiriu, definite plural qirinjtë)

qirinj (plural)
qiriu (definite)
qirinjtë (definite plural)
qiri (indefinite nominative singular)
qiriu (definite nominative singular)
qirinj (indefinite nominative plural)
qirinjtë (definite nominative plural)
qiri (accusative indefinite singular)
qiriun (accusative definite singular)
qirinj (accusative indefinite plural)
qirinjtë (accusative definite plural)
qiriu (dative indefinite singular)
qiriut (dative definite singular)
qirinjve (dative indefinite plural)
qirinjve (dative definite plural)
qiriu (ablative indefinite singular)
qiriut (ablative definite singular)
qirinjsh (ablative indefinite plural)
qirinjve (ablative definite plural)

From a substrate language, cognate with Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós) and Latin cēra.


përfitim

përfitim m (plural përfitime, definite përfitimi, definite plural përfitimet)

përfitime (plural)
përfitimi (definite)
përfitimet (definite plural)
përfitim (indefinite nominative singular)
përfitimi (definite nominative singular)
përfitime (indefinite nominative plural)
përfitimet (definite nominative plural)
përfitim (accusative indefinite singular)
përfitimin (accusative definite singular)
përfitime (accusative indefinite plural)
përfitimet (accusative definite plural)
përfitimi (dative indefinite singular)
përfitimit (dative definite singular)
përfitimeve (dative indefinite plural)
përfitimeve (dative definite plural)
përfitimi (ablative indefinite singular)
përfitimit (ablative definite singular)
përfitimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
përfitimeve (ablative definite plural)


kaç

kaç m (plural keçër, definite kaçi, definite plural keçërit)

keçër (plural)
kaçi (definite)
keçërit (definite plural)

Derived from Proto-Slavic *tъkačь, compare Bulgarian тъкач (tǎkač).


qime

qime f (plural qime, definite qimja, definite plural qimet)

qime (plural)
qimja (definite)
qimet (definite plural)
qime (indefinite nominative singular)
qimja (definite nominative singular)
qime (indefinite nominative plural)
qimet (definite nominative plural)
qime (accusative indefinite singular)
qimen (accusative definite singular)
qime (accusative indefinite plural)
qimet (accusative definite plural)
qimeje (dative indefinite singular)
qimes (dative definite singular)
qimeve (dative indefinite plural)
qimeve (dative definite plural)
qimeje (ablative indefinite singular)
qimes (ablative definite singular)
qimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
qimeve (ablative definite plural)

A singularized plural of *kimë, from Latin cȳma (“young sprout”).


virgjineshë

virgjineshë f (plural virgjinesha, definite virgjinesha, definite plural virgjineshat)

virgjinesha (plural)
virgjinesha (definite)
virgjineshat (definite plural)


burrneshë

burrneshë f (plural burrnesha, definite burrnesha, definite plural burrneshat)

burrnesha (plural)
burrnesha (definite)
burrneshat (definite plural)


oligarki

oligarki f (plural oligarki, definite oligarkia, definite plural oligarkitë)

oligarki (plural)
oligarkia (definite)
oligarkitë (definite plural)
oligarki (indefinite nominative singular)
oligarkia (definite nominative singular)
oligarki (indefinite nominative plural)
oligarkitë (definite nominative plural)
oligarki (accusative indefinite singular)
oligarkinë (accusative definite singular)
oligarki (accusative indefinite plural)
oligarkitë (accusative definite plural)
oligarkie (dative indefinite singular)
oligarkisë (dative definite singular)
oligarkive (dative indefinite plural)
oligarkive (dative definite plural)
oligarkie (ablative indefinite singular)
oligarkisë (ablative definite singular)
oligarkish (ablative indefinite plural)
oligarkive (ablative definite plural)


osh

oshi (definite)
osh (indefinite nominative singular)
oshi (definite nominative singular)
osh (accusative indefinite singular)
oshin (accusative definite singular)
oshi (indefinite singular)
oshit (definite singular)

A fossilized form of a rare osh (“harrow”), thus the original meaning was "trailing as a harrow".

(colloquial, uncountable) joy, satisfaction


kapno

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum#Translingual


lëpe

Of obscure origin. Possibly related to lëpen.

unk

obscure


cekë

sq-noun

cekë f (plural ceka, definite ceka, definite plural cekës)

ceka (plural)
ceka (definite)
cekës (definite plural)

Originally used as a name for pieces of land surrounded by the river Drini. From cek (“to touch”), akin to cekët (“shallow”).


lëbozë

Unknown. Comparing the alternative forms suggests a diminutive in -zë of archaic *labeita, close to the name of the Illyrian tribe Labeatae, suggesting an archaic meaning of "small sky".


lëvar

Probably from Proto-Albanian *lā(i) + *werja, first part from Proto-Indo-European *lēi (“to pour”), with the second part related to var.


vobekët

From Old Albanian vobek (Bogdani). Unknown origin. One hypothesis includes bek being an old form of bukë, so according to this vobek means "without bread or food".


gjëmë

gjëmë f (plural gjëma, definite gjëma, definite plural gjëmat)

gjëma (plural)
gjëma (definite)
gjëmat (definite plural)
gjëmë (indefinite nominative singular)
gjëma (definite nominative singular)
gjëma (indefinite nominative plural)
gjëmat (definite nominative plural)
gjëmë (accusative indefinite singular)
gjëmën (accusative definite singular)
gjëma (accusative indefinite plural)
gjëmat (accusative definite plural)
gjëmeje (dative indefinite singular)
gjëmës (dative definite singular)
gjëmave (dative indefinite plural)
gjëmave (dative definite plural)
gjëmeje (ablative indefinite singular)
gjëmës (ablative definite singular)
gjëmash (ablative indefinite plural)
gjëmave (ablative definite plural)

Back-formation of earlier *gjamët(ë), Buzuku gjamënë, (originally a neuter noun but interpreted as feminine plural), through Vulgar Latin from Latin gemitum (“groan, lamentation”). Compare Romanian geamăt.
Alternatively a deverbative of gjëmoj.


lakesë

lakesë f (plural lakesa, definite lakesa, definite plural lakesat)

lakesa (plural)
lakesa (definite)
lakesat (definite plural)
lakesë (indefinite nominative singular)
lakesa (definite nominative singular)
lakesa (indefinite nominative plural)
lakesat (definite nominative plural)
lakesë (accusative indefinite singular)
lakesën (accusative definite singular)
lakesa (accusative indefinite plural)
lakesat (accusative definite plural)
lakeseje (dative indefinite singular)
lakesës (dative definite singular)
lakesave (dative indefinite plural)
lakesave (dative definite plural)
lakeseje (ablative indefinite singular)
lakesës (ablative definite singular)
lakesash (ablative indefinite plural)
lakesave (ablative definite plural)

Related to Latvian līkums and Lithuanian linkis (“curve”), from lak + -esë suffix.


lekë

lékë (canonical feminine)
léka (definite)

Uncertain. Possibly akin to lak (“trap; bend; curve”) and flak (“to swing, throw”).

Near-synonym: but

royalty historically used as title of a lord


lekë

lékë (canonical masculine plural)
lékët (definite)

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”), a reflection or calque of Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί (Albanoí, literally “the white ones”), a tribe southern Illyria.

calque

inhabitants of northern Albanian mountains. inhabitants of Mbishkodra


mirakë

unk

Unclear


meranë

Uncertain. Possibly a compound, from marr + anë, literally meaning ‘taking sides, territory'.