drekë

sq-noun

drekë f (plural dreka, definite dreka, definite plural drekat)

dreka (plural)
dreka (definite)
drekat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *drikā, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥kʷ-eh₂, from *dorkʷ-o-. Cognate to Ancient Greek δόρπον (dórpon, “supper, dinner; evening”).


bibë

From Proto-Albanian *bibā, from Proto-Indo-European *PiP(P)- (“to chirp, to peep”). Cognate to Serbo-Croatian bìba (“turkey-hen”). Probably a formation of onomatopoeic origin.


degë

From Proto-Albanian *duaigā, from Proto-Indo-European *dwoy-, from the root *dwi- (“binary, consisting of two”). Cognate to Old High German zwig (“forking, crotch (of tree); bough, branch”). Alternatively from a root *deh₃gʰ- shared with Proto-Germanic *tōgô (“branch”).

cog

forking, crotch (of tree), bough, branch


asht

sq-noun

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

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

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


beronjë

From ber + -onjë feminine suffix. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *bara (“naked”) from Proto-Germanic *bazaz, possibly through Gothic.

Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus Herns)

Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium#Translingual


darkë

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

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

Alexander Lubotsky
Michiel de Vaan
Pre-Greek substrate
Vladimir Orel

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

eve of religious celebration (e.g. Christmas, New Year, wedding, circumcision (synet))


dhëndërr

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

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


djerr

djerr m (plural djerre, definite djerri, definite plural djerret)

djerre (plural)
djerri (definite)
djerret (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *dersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ĝhersos, from *ǵʰers-. Compare Ancient Greek χέρσος (khérsos, “dry land”). Alternatively from earlier *ndjerr, Proto-Albanian *ən-tersa, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“to dry (up)”). Compare Latin torreo (“to dry”), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌿𐍃 (þaursus), Old High German durri (“arid, dry”).

der

cloth or other work with simple decoration


glep

(South Tosk, Arbëresh, Arvantic) Alternative form of gjep


drithë

From Proto-Albanian *driθ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrisdʰ- (“(kind of) cereals; barley”). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek κριθή (krithḗ, “barley”) and Old High German gersta (“barley”). Probably an old Wanderwort.


drizë

sq-noun

drizë f (plural driza, definite driza, definite plural drizat)

driza (plural)
driza (definite)
drizat (definite plural)

A derivative of dredh, with -izë suffix (cf. ndrizë). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *dri-(dźiā), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“to hold, to be firm”). Collective with the suffix -zë. Cognate to Sanskrit दृंहति (dṛ́ṃhati, “he makes firm”), Proto-Slavic *dьržati (“to hold”).


gjollë

From Proto-Albanian *śālā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Cognate to Latin sal (“salt”).

clearing or pasture (where salt is strewn for sheep)


llapë

A formation from lapë with expressive anlaut.


makra

phlegm, mucus (in the period of pregnancy)


lucë

sq-noun

lucë f (plural luca, definite luca, definite plural lucat)

luca (plural)
luca (definite)
lucat (definite plural)


dhjamë

dhjamë m (plural dhjamë, definite dhjami, definite plural dhjamët)

dhjamë (plural)
dhjami (definite)
dhjamët (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *dzelmā, related to dhallë (“buttermilk”) as per Orel. On the other hand, Demiraj derives it from Proto-Albanian *δem(-) as cognate to Ancient Greek δημός (dēmós, “fat”) and Romanian zeamă (“juice; sauce”), though Orel refutes this on the basis that, if related to the Greek term, the proto-form should have begun with a *d- while the term has a dh-.


endë

endë m (plural endë, definite endi, definite plural endët)

endë (plural)
endi (definite)
endët (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *and-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos (“sprout, germ”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “sprout, flower”) and Vedic Sanskrit अन्धस् (ándhas, “Soma, grass, herb”). A formation with umlaut of the root vowel from plural *andī̆.


kashtë

sq-noun

kashtë f (plural kashta, definite kashta)

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


kashër

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

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

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


lëmë

From Proto-Albanian *(a)lōu-m- (“(threshing-, malting-)floor”), with enlargement in -mo- or -mn/men-. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “(threshing-)floor”), Old Norse lófi (“(threshing-)floor”), Old High German lam (“lame”).


magë

A variant of makë with secondary nasalization.

mucus (in the period of pregnancy), placenta


magë

indefinite nominative/accusative plural of mag


labë

From Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to peel, break off”). Compare Dutch loof, German Laub, Irish luibh (“herb”), Latin liber (“bast; book”), Lithuanian lúoba (“bark”). Probably a variant of lapë with voiced labial.


dejë

From Proto-Albanian *den(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to run, flow”). Cognate to Sanskrit धन्वन् (dhánvan-, “desert, arid land, steppe”), Ancient Greek θέω (théō, “run”, verb) and Old English dēaw (“dew”).


lakth

sq-noun

lakth m (plural lakthe, definite lakthi, definite plural lakthet)

lakthe (plural)
lakthi (definite)
lakthet (definite plural)
lakth (indefinite nominative singular)
lakthi (definite nominative singular)
lakthe (indefinite nominative plural)
lakthet (definite nominative plural)
lakth (accusative indefinite singular)
lakthin (accusative definite singular)
lakthe (accusative indefinite plural)
lakthet (accusative definite plural)
lakthi (dative indefinite singular)
lakthit (dative definite singular)
laktheve (dative indefinite plural)
laktheve (dative definite plural)
lakthi (ablative indefinite singular)
lakthit (ablative definite singular)
lakthesh (ablative indefinite plural)
laktheve (ablative definite plural)


ëmë

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

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

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

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


lapë

lapë f (plural lapa, definite lapa, definite plural lapat)

lapa (plural)
lapa (definite)
lapat (definite plural)
lapë (indefinite nominative singular)
lapa (definite nominative singular)
lapa (indefinite nominative plural)
lapat (definite nominative plural)
lapë (accusative indefinite singular)
lapën (accusative definite singular)
lapa (accusative indefinite plural)
lapat (accusative definite plural)
lapeje (dative indefinite singular)
lapës (dative definite singular)
lapave (dative indefinite plural)
lapave (dative definite plural)
lapeje (ablative indefinite singular)
lapës (ablative definite singular)
lapash (ablative indefinite plural)
lapave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *lapā-. Cognate to Ancient Greek λοπός (lopós, “peel, cortex, skin”).


besë

→ Aromanian: besã

→ Bulgarian: бе́са (bésa)

→ Greek: μπέσα (bésa)

→ Macedonian: беса (besa)

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: بسا (besa)
Turkish: besa

→ Serbo-Croatian: bésa／бе́са

A formation from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to trust”).

der

pledge, oath, word of honor, promise, vow

truce between two clans in a blood feud; truce period

protection when hosted as a guest, aegis

(archaic)
alliance, coalition, agreement

(countable, colloquial) religion, faith, creed


lugë

sq-noun

lugë f (plural luga, definite luga, definite plural lugët)

luga (plural)
luga (definite)
lugët (definite plural)
lugë (indefinite nominative singular)
luga (definite nominative singular)
luga (indefinite nominative plural)
lugat (definite nominative plural)
lugë (accusative indefinite singular)
lugën (accusative definite singular)
luga (accusative indefinite plural)
lugat (accusative definite plural)
lugeje (dative indefinite singular)
lugës (dative definite singular)
lugave (dative indefinite plural)
lugave (dative definite plural)
lugeje (ablative indefinite singular)
lugës (ablative definite singular)
lugash (ablative indefinite plural)
lugave (ablative definite plural)

A formation from lug with -ə enlargment. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic лъжица (lŭžica, “spoon”).


latë

sq-noun

latë f (plural latë, definite lata, definite plural latët)

latë (plural)
lata (definite)
latët (definite plural)
latë (indefinite nominative singular)
lata (definite nominative singular)
latë (indefinite nominative plural)
latët (definite nominative plural)
latë (accusative indefinite singular)
latën (accusative definite singular)
latë (accusative indefinite plural)
latët (accusative definite plural)
lateje (dative indefinite singular)
latës (dative definite singular)
latëve (dative indefinite plural)
latëve (dative definite plural)
lateje (ablative indefinite singular)
latës (ablative definite singular)
latësh (ablative indefinite plural)
latëve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *laptā, from Proto-Indo-European *leh2p- (“to be flat, even; shovel”). Cognate to Lithuanian lopetà (“shovel”) and Old Prussian lopto (“spade”).


njeg

Gheg; clipped form of njegull, variant of standard mjegull. From Proto-Albanian *(n)neG-, from either Proto-Indo-European *negw, or Proto-Indo-European *(s)neuK-, both meaning "to get dark". Cognate to Romanian negură (“fog”) and Lithuanian niáuka (“darkness (of the sky), dusky, dim (weather)”). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *snaiga, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Compare Old Church Slavonic sněgь (sněgĭ), Gothic snaiws (“snow”).


mëmë

sq-noun

mëmë f (plural mëma, definite mëma, definite plural mëmat)

mëma (plural)
mëma (definite)
mëmat (definite plural)
mëmë (indefinite nominative singular)
mëma (definite nominative singular)
mëma (indefinite nominative plural)
mëmat (definite nominative plural)
mëmë (accusative indefinite singular)
mëmën (accusative definite singular)
mëma (accusative indefinite plural)
mëmat (accusative definite plural)
mëmeje (dative indefinite singular)
mëmës (dative definite singular)
mëmave (dative indefinite plural)
mëmave (dative definite plural)
mëmeje (ablative indefinite singular)
mëmës (ablative definite singular)
mëmash (ablative indefinite plural)
mëmave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *ma(m)mā, from Proto-Indo-European *mā̆(m)mā, *meh₂-(m)meh₂ (“mother”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē, “mother”) and Latin mamma (“mother”). A nursery word


lerë

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

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

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


lerë

From Proto-Albanian *laurā, a rebuilt form after the stem in -eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w- (“stone”). Cognate to Ancient Greek λᾶας (lâas, “stone”) and Old Irish lie (“stone”), and perhaps Old Armenian լեառն (leaṙn).


mazë

From Proto-Albanian *madź(i)ā, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead, stroke”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass/substance”), Russian мазь (mazʹ, “salve, ointment”). Demiraj suggests a formation from mâj (“to fatten”) (standard majm).


gogël

sq-noun

gogël f (plural gogla, definite gogla, definite plural goglat)

gogla (plural)
gogla (definite)
goglat (definite plural)
gogël (indefinite nominative singular)
gogla (definite nominative singular)
gogla (indefinite nominative plural)
goglat (definite nominative plural)
gogël (accusative indefinite singular)
goglën (accusative definite singular)
gogla (accusative indefinite plural)
goglat (accusative definite plural)
gogle (dative indefinite singular)
goglës (dative definite singular)
goglave (dative indefinite plural)
goglave (dative definite plural)
gogle (ablative indefinite singular)
goglës (ablative definite singular)
goglash (ablative indefinite plural)
goglave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *gāgul, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂-gʷl̥h₂ by reduplication, from *gʷelh₂- (“oak, acorn”). Cognate to Lithuanian gìlė (“acorn”).


gogël

Diminutive in *gogë (“ball”) + -ël (diminutive suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *gag- (“small round object”).


gërthat

sq-noun

gërthat m (plural gërtheta, definite gërthati, definite plural gërthetat)

gërtheta (plural)
gërthati (definite)
gërthetat (definite plural)


dhunë

dhunë f (plural dhuna, definite dhuna, definite plural dhunat)

dhuna (plural)
dhuna (definite)
dhunat (definite plural)
dhunë (indefinite nominative singular)
dhuna (definite nominative singular)
dhuna (indefinite nominative plural)
dhunat (definite nominative plural)
dhunë (accusative indefinite singular)
dhunën (accusative definite singular)
dhuna (accusative indefinite plural)
dhunat (accusative definite plural)
dhuneje (dative indefinite singular)
dhunës (dative definite singular)
dhunave (dative indefinite plural)
dhunave (dative definite plural)
dhuneje (ablative indefinite singular)
dhunës (ablative definite singular)
dhunash (ablative indefinite plural)
dhunave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *(e)δunā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁(e)dun-eh₂ (“pain, smart”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain, smart, harm”). The variant dhurë occurs beside dhunë with retention of the rhotacism of the intervocalic nasal. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *edunti or *adunti, also cognate to Old Armenian երկն (erkn).

cog

(physical, mental, spiritual) violence, force, coercion, oppression

(physical or verbal) humiliation, shaming, dishonor (of a single person or group of people); violation (law)


shilor

Hedhja e llastarit, ngjitja në shilor, hedhja e gurapeshit dhe tërheqja e litarit janë disiplinat ku do të mund të luajnë pjesëmarrësit e regjistruar.

2016 May 8, “Në Kuqishtë mbahen Lojërat Tradicionale të Rugovës”, in albinfo.ch:


krahathadër

Accipiter nisus
Accipiter nisus#Translingual


shkorre

From shqorra, aorist of shqerr. More at shqerr.


pjalm

From Proto-Albanian *pelm-, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to push”), the same root of pjell (“to beget, procreate”).


pupë

From Proto-Albanian *pupā, from Proto-Indo-European *pu-p- (“to puff (out/up), swell”). Cognate to Latin puppa (“nipple, teat”) and Latvian pupa (“bean”).


trishe

sq-noun

trishe f (plural trishe, definite trishja, definite plural trishet)

trishe (plural)
trishja (definite)
trishet (definite plural)

From South Slavic *tьrsъ; compare Serbo-Croatian tȑs ‘grape stalk’.


popël

popël f (plural popla, definite popla, definite plural poplat)

popla (plural)
popla (definite)
poplat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *pēpli, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to sliver, split off, splinter off”), allegedly also the source of Old English popel (“pebble”). Cognate to (Hes.) Ancient Greek πέλλα λίθος (pélla líthos) and Old High German fels (“rock”). An Albanian formation with (broken) reduplication.


mjet

From Proto-Albanian *met-, from Proto-Indo-European *me-t- (“with, in the midst/middle of, between”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μετά, μέτα (metá, méta, “in the midst/middle of, between, behind”).


trikë

From Proto-Albanian *tri/eK-(ś-), of uncertain origin, probably from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”). Similar formation with degё. Cognate to Ancient Greek τρέχνος (trékhnos) and τέρχνος (térkhnos, “sprout, (young) shoot”).


shurrë

From Proto-Albanian *śur-(nā), from Proto-Indo-European *seHur (“to piss, make water”). Cognate to Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō, “to piss”) and Hittite [Term?] (/sēẖur/, “urine”). The hardening of the inlaut may have expressive reasons. A further connection to Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”) and Lithuanian súras (“salty”) is also possible.


thinjë

From Proto-Albanian *θīniā, remade after the class of fem. ā-stems, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyeh₁- (“dark(-coloured), grey”). Cognate to Old Church Slavonic синь (sinĭ, “dark blue”).


përrue

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

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


këthatër

sq-noun

këthatër f (plural këthatra, definite këthatra, definite plural këthatrat)

këthatra (plural)
këthatra (definite)
këthatrat (definite plural)
këthatër (indefinite nominative singular)
këthatra (definite nominative singular)
këthatra (indefinite nominative plural)
këthatrat (definite nominative plural)
këthatër (accusative indefinite singular)
këthatrën (accusative definite singular)
këthatra (accusative indefinite plural)
këthatrat (accusative definite plural)
këthatre (dative indefinite singular)
këthatrës (dative definite singular)
këthatrave (dative indefinite plural)
këthatrave (dative definite plural)
këthatre (ablative indefinite singular)
këthatrës (ablative definite singular)
këthatrash (ablative indefinite plural)
këthatrave (ablative definite plural)

From thadër, frequently kthetër with umlaut of the root vowel, which initially arose in plural k(ë)thetra.


kalli

kalli m (plural kallinj／kallëza, definite kalliri)

kallinj／kallëza (plural)
kalliri (definite)

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


shkozë

shkozë f (plural shkoza, definite shkoza, definite plural shkozat)

shkoza (plural)
shkoza (definite)
shkozat (definite plural)

From shkoj, literally described as a 'walking tree', with a similar sense development to bredh. Possibly cognate to Old English scaga (“bush”). Alternatively from *shkor- + -zë, the former the base of shkorre and the latter a collective suffix. More at shkorre.


këthap

From Proto-Albanian *ϑōp-, * ̊tśap-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh3-(i-) (“to sharpen”). (Indirect) cognate to Latin cippus (“pale, peak, point”). A formation with the prefix kë-.


ledh

From Proto-Albanian *laida, from Proto-Indo-European *h2lei- (“slimy, to slip”). Cognate to Old Prussian laydis (“loam, clay”).

uder

loam, clay, river (-sand/bank), mass (of earth)


ledh

sq-noun

ledh f (plural ledha, definite ledha, definite plural ledhat)

ledha (plural)
ledha (definite)
ledhat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *laidza, possibly a variant of lëndoj, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lento- (“bendsome, resilient”).


nëmë

From Proto-Albanian *namā, from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to apportion, sacrifice”) (compare German nehmen (“to take”), Ancient Greek νέμω (némō, “to distribute”), νέμεσις (némesis, “wrath”)).


thjerë

Ultimate origin is unknown. Possibly a Mediterranean Wanderwort. Orel reconstructs Proto-Albanian *tserā, which he relates to thërrmoj (“to crumble”) and thërrime (“crumb”). Moreover, Demiraj considers this word akin to Latin cicer (“chickpea”), Old Armenian սիսեռն (siseṙn, “chickpea”) and maybe Ancient Greek κριός (kriós, “a kind of chickpea”), from an Proto-Indo-European *(ḱi-)ḱer- (“pea”).

unknown

unknown


makë

sq-noun

makë f (plural máka, definite máka, definite plural mákat)

máka (plural)
máka (definite)
mákat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *makā, which has entered the declension of the feminine -eh₂-stems, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek- (“wet, moist”). Cognate to Serbo-Croatian mȍkar (“wet”), Lithuanian makõnė (“mud”).

der

glue, paste made of flour and cornstarch


thadër

sq-noun

thadër f (plural thadra, definite thadra, definite plural thadra)

thadra (plural)
thadra (definite)
thadra (definite plural)
thadër (indefinite nominative singular)
thadra (definite nominative singular)
thadra (indefinite nominative plural)
thadrat (definite nominative plural)
thadër (accusative indefinite singular)
thadrën (accusative definite singular)
thadra (accusative indefinite plural)
thadrat (accusative definite plural)
thadre (dative indefinite singular)
thadrës (dative definite singular)
thadrave (dative indefinite plural)
thadrave (dative definite plural)
thadre (ablative indefinite singular)
thadrës (ablative definite singular)
thadrash (ablative indefinite plural)
thadrave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *ϑat(Vr)-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃-(i-) (“to sharpen, whet”). Cognate with Latin catus (“acutus, acute”) and Sanskrit शित (śitá-).

der

a small double-edged carpenter’s tool with an axe and a chisel side


petk

sq-noun

petk m (plural petka, definite petku, definite plural petkat)

petka (plural)
petku (definite)
petkat (definite plural)
petk (indefinite nominative singular)
petku (definite nominative singular)
petka (indefinite nominative plural)
petkat (definite nominative plural)
petk (accusative indefinite singular)
petkun (accusative definite singular)
petka (accusative indefinite plural)
petkat (accusative definite plural)
petku (dative indefinite singular)
petkut (dative definite singular)
petkave (dative indefinite plural)
petkave (dative definite plural)
petku (ablative indefinite singular)
petkut (ablative definite singular)
petkash (ablative indefinite plural)
petkave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *pait- (“gown, cloak”), a derivation with the suffix -kë. Cognate with Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 (paida, “tunic, shirt”) and Ancient Greek βαίτη (baítē). A loanword from Gothic is also phonetically possible. Orel considers it a derivation from petë, reconstructing Proto-Albanian *patika.

(chiefly in the plural) costume, suit (mostly for men)

(figurative, derogatory) mask, concealment


tëmth

tëmth m (plural tëmthe, definite tëmthi, definite plural tëmthet)

tëmthe (plural)
tëmthi (definite)
tëmthet (definite plural)
tëmth (indefinite nominative singular)
tëmthi (definite nominative singular)
tëmthe (indefinite nominative plural)
tëmthet (definite nominative plural)
tëmth (accusative indefinite singular)
tëmthin (accusative definite singular)
tëmthe (accusative indefinite plural)
tëmthet (accusative definite plural)
tëmthi (dative indefinite singular)
tëmthit (dative definite singular)
tëmtheve (dative indefinite plural)
tëmtheve (dative definite plural)
tëmthi (ablative indefinite singular)
tëmthit (ablative definite singular)
tëmthesh (ablative indefinite plural)
tëmtheve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tam-(ϑ-), probably from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to grow”). Cognate to Latin tama (“kind of bumb, swelling”). A formation with -th enlargement.


vëngëroj

head

vëngëroj (aorist vëngërova, participle vëngëruar)

vëngërova (aorist)
vëngëruar (participle)

From vang, a denominative formation with -ëró-.


kënd

sq-noun

kënd m (plural kënde, definite këndi, definite plural këndet)

kënde (plural)
këndi (definite)
këndet (definite plural)
kënd (indefinite nominative singular)
këndi (definite nominative singular)
kënde (indefinite nominative plural)
këndet (definite nominative plural)
kënd (accusative indefinite singular)
këndin (accusative definite singular)
kënde (accusative indefinite plural)
këndet (accusative definite plural)
këndi (dative indefinite singular)
këndit (dative definite singular)
këndeve (dative indefinite plural)
këndeve (dative definite plural)
këndi (ablative indefinite singular)
këndit (ablative definite singular)
këndesh (ablative indefinite plural)
këndeve (ablative definite plural)

Severel theories. According to Meyer a borrowing from Italian canto (canthus). According to Mann a cognate to Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”) - while seen as a loan from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós) by Topalli Orel claims it as an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ.

cog

Drejtkëndëshi ka katër kënde.

Këndi është shumë i ngushtë.


pishë

sq-noun

pishë f (plural pisha, definite pisha, definite plural pishat)

pisha (plural)
pisha (definite)
pishat (definite plural)
pishë (indefinite nominative singular)
pisha (definite nominative singular)
pisha (indefinite nominative plural)
pishat (definite nominative plural)
pishë (accusative indefinite singular)
pishën (accusative definite singular)
pisha (accusative indefinite plural)
pishat (accusative definite plural)
pisheje (dative indefinite singular)
pishës (dative definite singular)
pishave (dative indefinite plural)
pishave (dative definite plural)
pisheje (ablative indefinite singular)
pishës (ablative definite singular)
pishash (ablative indefinite plural)
pishave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *pitšā, suggested to be from Proto-Indo-European *píts-ih₂ ~ *pits-yéh₂, from *pī́ts (“resin”) + *-ih₂, cognate with Ancient Greek πίσσα (píssa, “pitch, resin”).


mizë

sq-noun

mizë f (plural miza, definite miza, definite plural mizat)

miza (plural)
miza (definite)
mizat (definite plural)
mizë (indefinite nominative singular)
miza (definite nominative singular)
miza (indefinite nominative plural)
mizat (definite nominative plural)
mizë (accusative indefinite singular)
mizën (accusative definite singular)
miza (accusative indefinite plural)
mizat (accusative definite plural)
mizeje (dative indefinite singular)
mizës (dative definite singular)
mizave (dative indefinite plural)
mizave (dative definite plural)
mizeje (ablative indefinite singular)
mizës (ablative definite singular)
mizash (ablative indefinite plural)
mizave (ablative definite plural)

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mewH- (“fly, midge”), whence also Old Norse mý (reflecting Proto-Indo-European *méwH-ih₂ ~ *muH-yéh₂-s) and more distantly to Ancient Greek μυῖᾰ (muîa), Latin musca and Proto-Slavic *mùxa (all from Proto-Indo-European *mews-). Suffixed with feminine diminutive suffix -zë.
Although in the modern standard the term consistently means “fly”, its earliest attestation is glossed as “ant”, and judging from its compound derivate terms the term may originally refer to any small insect in general.

cog

(figurative, derogatory) very small person, animal or thing; runt

(figurative, derogatory) worthless or weak person


zorrë

sq-noun

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

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

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


vegë

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


zjarm

From Proto-Albanian *dźerm-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-mós (whence Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós), Old Armenian ջերմ (ǰerm)), from *gʷʰer- (“hot, warm”).


varrë

sq-noun

varrë f (plural varre, definite varra, definite plural varret)

varre (plural)
varra (definite)
varret (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *uar(e)nā, from Proto-Indo-European *wer(H)- (“to cut (off), tear”). Cognate to Sanskrit व्रण (vraṇá, “wound, tearing”) and Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬀 (xᵛara, “wound, hurt”).


rrodhe

Plurale tantum; plural of *rodhë, from Proto-Albanian *wrādzā, from Proto-Indo-European *wreh₂ǵʰ- (“thorn”) (compare Ancient Greek ῥᾱχός (rhākhós, “thornbush; wattled fence”), Lithuanian rǎžas (“dry stalk, stubble; prong”), Middle Irish fraig (“needle”)).


vathë

sq-noun

vathë m (plural vathe, definite vathi, definite plural vathet)

vathe (plural)
vathi (definite)
vathet (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *a)uaϑā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell, abide, pass/stay the night”). Cognate to Sanskrit वास (vāsá-, “sojourn, stay, spending the night”), प्रौष्ठ (próṣṭha-, “lodging”). Alternatively from an unattested *vartë, from Proto-Albanian *wartā, close to Tocharian B wärto (“garten”), Irish fert (“grave mound”), Old English weorð (“yard”). According to Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak, it might be the source of Doric Greek ἀάνθα (aántha)

cog

(sheep) fold, pen, cote (fenced area, in which the small cattle is herded together for the night)


çart

From an Albanian participle stem in -t(ë) of çaj.


korrë

Derivative of korr (“to reap, harvest”).


shkelm

From Proto-Albanian *̥kalim-, from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to bend”). Albanian formation with -m(ë).


angurrë

Singularized plural of angërr, pl. angrra (bowels, entrails); see for example sing. dhândërr / pl. dhandúrrë for the same development; possibly from *angʷrna (Jokl), bearing an affinity to the infinitive "me ngrânë" (to eat).


hollë

sq-noun

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

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

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


urth

sq-noun

urth m (plural urthe, definite urthi, definite plural urthet)

urthe (plural)
urthi (definite)
urthet (definite plural)
urth (indefinite nominative singular)
urthi (definite nominative singular)
urthe (indefinite nominative plural)
urthet (definite nominative plural)
urth (accusative indefinite singular)
urthin (accusative definite singular)
urthe (accusative indefinite plural)
urthet (accusative definite plural)
urthi (dative indefinite singular)
urthit (dative definite singular)
urtheve (dative indefinite plural)
urtheve (dative definite plural)
urthi (ablative indefinite singular)
urthit (ablative definite singular)
urthesh (ablative indefinite plural)
urtheve (ablative definite plural)

With dialectal devoicing of -dh-, from dialectal urdh, masculinized from dialectal urdhë, from Proto-Albanian *wurdā, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰo (“sweetbriar”). Compare dialectal Norwegian erre, orr (“bush”), Latin rubus (“bramble”), Persian گل (gol, “flower”)).


shqep

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

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

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

Alternative form of shkopinj, indefinite nominative/accusative plural of shkop


qep

qep f (plural qep, definite qepa, definite plural qepët)

qep (plural)
qepa (definite)
qepët (definite plural)

Loss off ending -ë in qepë (“onion(s)”) due to Gheg influence.


thelë

thelë f (plural thela, definite thela, definite plural thelat)

thela (plural)
thela (definite)
thelat (definite plural)
thelë (indefinite nominative singular)
thela (definite nominative singular)
thela (indefinite nominative plural)
thelat (definite nominative plural)
thelë (accusative indefinite singular)
thelën (accusative definite singular)
thela (accusative indefinite plural)
thelat (accusative definite plural)
theleje (dative indefinite singular)
thelës (dative definite singular)
thelave (dative indefinite plural)
thelave (dative definite plural)
theleje (ablative indefinite singular)
thelës (ablative definite singular)
thelash (ablative indefinite plural)
thelave (ablative definite plural)

thelë mishi

Thela e madhe të ngec në fyt.

(literally, “The big slice sticks in your throat.”)

thelë portokalli

mori thelën më të madhe

(figurative, humorous) slice, portion (of a profit)


kuar

From older kuor(r). According to Çabej and Demiraj from a derivative of korr According to Orel from Latin chorus (“dance in a ring, harmony, harmonious motion”).


pasë

From Proto-Albanian *patśiā, from Proto-Indo-European *poti-o- (“to be in possession of something”).


pëlhurë

sq-noun

pëlhurë f (plural pëlhura, definite pëlhura)

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

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


shoshë

shoshë f (plural shósha, definite shósha, definite plural shóshat)

shósha (plural)
shósha (definite)
shóshat (definite plural)

(figurative) object or method to investigate or study something in detail

një shoshë qiell

(figurative) little, small place or thing


lëgatë

lëgatë f (plural lëgata, definite lëgata, definite plural lëgatat)

lëgata (plural)
lëgata (definite)
lëgatat (definite plural)
lëgatë (indefinite nominative singular)
lëgata (definite nominative singular)
lëgata (indefinite nominative plural)
lëgatat (definite nominative plural)
lëgatë (accusative indefinite singular)
lëgatën (accusative definite singular)
lëgata (accusative indefinite plural)
lëgatat (accusative definite plural)
lëgateje (dative indefinite singular)
lëgatës (dative definite singular)
lëgatave (dative indefinite plural)
lëgatave (dative definite plural)
lëgateje (ablative indefinite singular)
lëgatës (ablative definite singular)
lëgatash (ablative indefinite plural)
lëgatave (ablative definite plural)

Also lëngatë under the influence of lëng ~ lang. From Proto-Albanian *leugatā, related to Illyrian *Lougeon (Strabo 7.43), Lithuanian liūgas (“marsh”), Proto-Slavic *luža (“pool”). Analyzable as lag + -at(ë).


lagë

Akin to lag (“to wet, moisten”), lëgatë (“marsh”) and possibly laç (“wetland”). Likely a formation from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”), akin to Proto-Slavic *vòlga (“moisture”). Alternatively borrowed from South Slavic descendants of it, compare Serbo-Croatian vlȁga／вла̏га, Aromanian vlagã (“moisture”).

cog

vlȁga//вла̏га

Coordinate term: terë

Coordinate term: terë

In the game of lagaterë, the wet side of a rock.

(figurative) small amount, bit (of liquid), drop


agull

sq-noun

agull m (plural aguj, definite agulli, definite plural agujt)

aguj (plural)
agulli (definite)
agujt (definite plural)


shkrep

shkrep m (plural shkrepa, definite shkrepi, definite plural shkrepat)

shkrepa (plural)
shkrepi (definite)
shkrepat (definite plural)
shkrep (indefinite nominative singular)
shkrepi (definite nominative singular)
shkrepa (indefinite nominative plural)
shkrepat (definite nominative plural)
shkrep (accusative indefinite singular)
shkrepin (accusative definite singular)
shkrepa (accusative indefinite plural)
shkrepat (accusative definite plural)
shkrepi (dative indefinite singular)
shkrepit (dative definite singular)
shkrepave (dative indefinite plural)
shkrepave (dative definite plural)
shkrepi (ablative indefinite singular)
shkrepit (ablative definite singular)
shkrepash (ablative indefinite plural)
shkrepave (ablative definite plural)

A singularized plural of shkarp, a sh- prefixed formation from karp, from Proto-Indo-European *kṛHp-.


egjër

Possibly linked to egër as in "bar i egër" ("wild grass"), forming the now old singularized plural from të egjër or a now obscure word with the privative prefix e- + gjër (compare esëll, egjëll and German Unkraut). A loanword from Latin ebria is unlikely due to unexplainable phonological and semantic difficulties.

Lolium temulentum
Lolium temulentum#Translingual


eshkë

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin ēsca.

charcoal (usually of heather wood) used in blacksmith’s forge


eshë

From Proto-Albanian *aiwesyā (Jokl L.-k. U. 34), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“vital energy, vitality”). Cognate to Ancient Greek αἰές (aiés, “always”), Latin aevus (“eternity, age, time”) and Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (aiws, “time, eternity, world”).

cog

period of time, span, space, stretch, lapse


cipë

sq-noun

cipë f (plural cipa, definite cipa, definite plural cipat)

cipa (plural)
cipa (definite)
cipat (definite plural)
cipë (indefinite nominative singular)
cipa (definite nominative singular)
cipa (indefinite nominative plural)
cipat (definite nominative plural)
cipë (accusative indefinite singular)
cipën (accusative definite singular)
cipa (accusative indefinite plural)
cipat (accusative definite plural)
cipeje (dative indefinite singular)
cipës (dative definite singular)
cipave (dative indefinite plural)
cipave (dative definite plural)
cipeje (ablative indefinite singular)
cipës (ablative definite singular)
cipash (ablative indefinite plural)
cipave (ablative definite plural)

Either a derivative of cip (“point tip”), or (if from t(ë?)- + *zipë) connected to a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ- (“shame, pudenda”) (though the -p- instead of the expected *-b- remains unexplained) which has been postulated for an etymology (itself speculative, suggested in 1989) connecting English wife with Tocharian A kwīpe, Tocharian B kip (“vagina”).


leh

Earlier attested as ljeh, cognate with Romanian lehăi, supported as Dacian, or substrate. Alternatively, from Proto-Albanian *laja, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂-. Cognate to Ancient Greek λάσκω (láskō, “to cry, roar”). Present leh occurs almost exclusively in the 2nd and 3rd person, the -a- of which has usually been subject to umlaut.


bleron

head

bleron (aorist bleroi, participle bleruar)


lëndinë

sq-noun

lëndinë m (plural lëndina, definite lëndina, definite plural lëndinat)

lëndina (plural)
lëndina (definite)
lëndinat (definite plural)

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *lędina (“untilled land”); compare Serbo-Croatian lèdina, Bulgarian леди́на (ledína). Alternatively connected to lëndë, although seemingly unlikely, or perhaps directly from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-.


bulë

From Proto-Albanian *bulā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃-. Compare Middle High German bolle (“bud”), Greek φύλλο (fýllo, “leaf”), Latin folium (“leaf”).


shkrumb

shkrumb m (plural shkrumba, definite shkrumbi, definite plural shkrumbat)

shkrumba (plural)
shkrumbi (definite)
shkrumbat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *iš-kruma, with a non etymological -mb-<*m (cf. Romanian scrum, from Albanian) from Proto-Indo-European *krem, attested in Latin cremō (“to burn”), or from Proto-Indo-European *skremb, *skr̥mb (cf. Lithuanian skrembti (“to crust over, stiffen”), Swedish skrympa (“to shrink”), English shrimp). Compare also Romanian scrum (“ashes”).


lundër

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

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

Uncertain. Either a zero-grade derivative of lëndë "wood, matter" (cf. dëllinjë vs. dullinjë, drënjë vs. drunjë, mëllenjë vs. mullenjë etc.), through a local variant lëndër, in which case related to Old Norse lundr "clump of trees, tree", or borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin lunter, luntrem; compare Romanian luntre, Italian londra.


lundër

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


thikë

thikë f (plural thika, definite thika, definite plural thikat)

thika (plural)
thika (definite)
thikat (definite plural)
thikë (indefinite nominative singular)
thika (definite nominative singular)
thika (indefinite nominative plural)
thikat (definite nominative plural)
thikë (accusative indefinite singular)
thikën (accusative definite singular)
thika (accusative indefinite plural)
thikat (accusative definite plural)
thikeje (dative indefinite singular)
thikës (dative definite singular)
thikave (dative indefinite plural)
thikave (dative definite plural)
thikeje (ablative indefinite singular)
thikës (ablative definite singular)
thikash (ablative indefinite plural)
thikave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tsikā, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃- (“to sharpen”), compare Armenian սուր (sur, “sharp; knife”) and Sanskrit शा (śā, “to sharpen”). Meyer (1891) and others consider alternatively a borrowing from Latin sīca (“a poniard, curved dagger”), while other scholars believe instead the opposite.


lëndë

sq-noun

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

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

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


hurdhë

hurdhë f (plural hurdha, definite hurdha, definite plural hurdhat)

hurdha (plural)
hurdha (definite)
hurdhat (definite plural)

From dialectal urdhë, from Proto-Albanian *urdā, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁r- (“water”). Cognate to Sanskrit वार् (vā́r-, “water”), Old Prussian wurs (“pond, pool”).

(figurative) neighborhood, neck of the woods


tambël

From të ambël／të ëmbël n (“sweet”). For similar “milk” ~ “sweet” relations compare Persian شیرین (širin), Proto-Turkic *sǖčig.


brith

A formation from bri, often occurring in metathesized form birth.


pruth

Either related to prush, or from Proto-Albanian *apa-ruđa from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”) (cf. fruth).


thanë

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

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

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


fruth

sq-noun

fruth m (plural fruthe, definite fruthi, definite plural fruthet)

fruthe (plural)
fruthi (definite)
fruthet (definite plural)
fruth (indefinite nominative singular)
fruthi (definite nominative singular)
fruthe (indefinite nominative plural)
fruthet (definite nominative plural)
fruth (accusative indefinite singular)
fruthin (accusative definite singular)
fruthe (accusative indefinite plural)
fruthet (accusative definite plural)
fruthi (dative indefinite singular)
fruthit (dative definite singular)
frutheve (dative indefinite plural)
frutheve (dative definite plural)
fruthi (ablative indefinite singular)
fruthit (ablative definite singular)
fruthesh (ablative indefinite plural)
frutheve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *spurtˢa, from Proto-Indo-European *spr̥ḱ- (compare Latin spurcus (“dirty”), Sanskrit पृश्नि (pṛśni, “speckled”)). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *awa-ruđa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”) (compare pruth).


shpendër

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

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

Sambucus ebulus
Sambucus ebulus#Translingual


shtrep

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

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

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


shtullung

From Proto-Albanian *stula- or
*stulwa + -ung, close to Russian столб (stolb), Lithuanian stul̃bas, Latvian stulbs, Old Norse stolpi (“pillar”). Related to shtyllë.


çakëll

çakëll m (plural çakëj, definite çakëlli, definite plural çakëjt)

çakëj (plural)
çakëlli (definite)
çakëjt (definite plural)


nyell

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

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

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


thel

thel m (plural thela, definite thela, definite plural thelat)

thela (plural)
thela (definite)
thelat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tsala, cognate to Sanskrit शाल (śalá, “stick, cane”), Old Irish cail (“spear”), Old Norse hali (“point of a pole”).


freth

kind of respiratory disease (in animals or small children)


jargë

jargë f (plural jargë, definite jarga, definite plural jargët)

jargë (plural)
jarga (definite)
jargët (definite plural)
jargë (indefinite nominative singular)
jarga (definite nominative singular)
jargë (indefinite nominative plural)
jargët (definite nominative plural)
jargë (accusative indefinite singular)
jargën (accusative definite singular)
jargë (accusative indefinite plural)
jargët (accusative definite plural)
jargeje (dative indefinite singular)
jargës (dative definite singular)
jargëve (dative indefinite plural)
jargëve (dative definite plural)
jargeje (ablative indefinite singular)
jargës (ablative definite singular)
jargësh (ablative indefinite plural)
jargëve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *ergā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erǵʰ-. Close to Old Norse argr (“bad, evil, coward”), Lithuanian aržùz (“lusty”), Avar ərəzant (“bad”).


tokë

tokë f (plural toka, definite toka, definite plural tokat)

toka (plural)
toka (definite)
tokat (definite plural)
tokë (indefinite nominative singular)
toka (definite nominative singular)
toka (indefinite nominative plural)
tokat (definite nominative plural)
tokë (accusative indefinite singular)
tokën (accusative definite singular)
toka (accusative indefinite plural)
tokat (accusative definite plural)
tokeje (dative indefinite singular)
tokës (dative definite singular)
tokave (dative indefinite plural)
tokave (dative definite plural)
tokeje (ablative indefinite singular)
tokës (ablative definite singular)
tokash (ablative indefinite plural)
tokave (ablative definite plural)

Close to Hittite 𒋼𒂊𒃷 (tēkan), and Tocharian A tkaṃ has also been proposed based on phonetic grounds.


gatë

From Proto-Albanian *gatā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.

Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea#Translingual


shprehje

A deverbative formation from shpreh + -je feminine suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *spreg- (“to make a sound, utter, speak”).


dhatë

sq-noun

dhatë f (plural dhata, definite dhata, definite plural dhatat)

dhata (plural)
dhata (definite)
dhatat (definite plural)
dhatë (indefinite nominative singular)
dhata (definite nominative singular)
dhata (indefinite nominative plural)
dhatat (definite nominative plural)
dhatë (accusative indefinite singular)
dhatën (accusative definite singular)
dhata (accusative indefinite plural)
dhatat (accusative definite plural)
dhateje (dative indefinite singular)
dhatës (dative definite singular)
dhatave (dative indefinite plural)
dhatave (dative definite plural)
dhateje (ablative indefinite singular)
dhatës (ablative definite singular)
dhatash (ablative indefinite plural)
dhatave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *dʰh₁-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, *dʰh₁- (“to place, put”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi, “to place”), Latin facio (“I do, make”), Lithuanian dėti (“to put”), Sanskrit दधाति (dádhāti), Old English dōn (“to do”).


dhomë

sq-noun

dhomë f (plural dhoma, definite dhoma, definite plural dhomat)

dhoma (plural)
dhoma (definite)
dhomat (definite plural)
dhomë (indefinite nominative singular)
dhoma (definite nominative singular)
dhoma (indefinite nominative plural)
dhomat (definite nominative plural)
dhomë (accusative indefinite singular)
dhomën (accusative definite singular)
dhoma (accusative indefinite plural)
dhomat (accusative definite plural)
dhome (dative indefinite singular)
dhomës (dative definite singular)
dhomave (dative indefinite plural)
dhomave (dative definite plural)
dhome (ablative indefinite singular)
dhomës (ablative definite singular)
dhomash (ablative indefinite plural)
dhomave (ablative definite plural)

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build; house”). Compare Ancient Greek δόμος (dómos, “house”), Latin domus, and English timber.


dromcë

sq-noun

dromcë f (plural dromca, definite dromca, definite plural dromcat)

dromca (plural)
dromca (definite)
dromcat (definite plural)
dromcë (indefinite nominative singular)
dromca (definite nominative singular)
dromca (indefinite nominative plural)
dromcat (definite nominative plural)
dromcë (accusative indefinite singular)
dromcën (accusative definite singular)
dromca (accusative indefinite plural)
dromcat (accusative definite plural)
dromceje (dative indefinite singular)
dromcës (dative definite singular)
dromcave (dative indefinite plural)
dromcave (dative definite plural)
dromceje (ablative indefinite singular)
dromcës (ablative definite singular)
dromcash (ablative indefinite plural)
dromcave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *drābnā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew- (“to crumble, grind”), with diminutive suffix -icë, shaped similarly to grimcë (“crumb, particle”). Compare Old Church Slavonic дробити (drobiti, “crush, break, rupture, grind”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gadraban, “cut out”).


predhë

Probably from Latin praeda. Cf. also pre however.


radhë

sq-noun

radhë f (plural radhë, definite radha, definite plural radhët)

radhë (plural)
radha (definite)
radhët (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *raðā, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to arrange”), whence Old Norse ráða, German raten (“to advise; guess”). Alternatively related to rreth (“wheel”), close to Proto-Germanic *raðo (“row”) (compare Old Norse rǫð (“row”), Middle Low German gerade (“growing straight upwards”)), also connected to *rathan (“wheel”).


komb

sq-noun

komb m (plural kombe, definite kombi, definite plural kombet)

kombe (plural)
kombi (definite)
kombet (definite plural)
komb (indefinite nominative singular)
kombi (definite nominative singular)
kombe (indefinite nominative plural)
kombet (definite nominative plural)
komb (accusative indefinite singular)
kombin (accusative definite singular)
kombe (accusative indefinite plural)
kombet (accusative definite plural)
kombi (dative indefinite singular)
kombit (dative definite singular)
kombeve (dative indefinite plural)
kombeve (dative definite plural)
kombi (ablative indefinite singular)
kombit (ablative definite singular)
kombesh (ablative indefinite plural)
kombeve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos (“village, home”), from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- (“to settle, cultivate”). Compare Ancient Greek κεῖμαι (keîmai, “to lie down”), (perhaps) κώμη (kṓmē, “burg, unwalled village”), Irish caoimh (“dear”), Lithuanian kaimas (“village”), šeima (“family”), German Heim (“home”), Icelandic heimur (“abode, village, home, the world”).


dallëndyshe

sq-noun

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

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

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

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

wooden linchpin securing the stilt to the plowbeam


rrenë

rrenë f (plural rrena, definite rrena, definite plural rrenat)

rrena (plural)
rrena (definite)
rrenat (definite plural)
rrenë (indefinite nominative singular)
rrena (definite nominative singular)
rrena (indefinite nominative plural)
rrenat (definite nominative plural)
rrenë (accusative indefinite singular)
rrenën (accusative definite singular)
rrena (accusative indefinite plural)
rrenat (accusative definite plural)
rreneje (dative indefinite singular)
rrenës (dative definite singular)
rrenave (dative indefinite plural)
rrenave (dative definite plural)
rreneje (ablative indefinite singular)
rrenës (ablative definite singular)
rrenash (ablative indefinite plural)
rrenave (ablative definite plural)

From rrej, from Proto-Indo-European *ar-. Compare Ancient Greek ἀρνέομαι (arnéomai, “refuses”), ἔξαρνος (éxarnos, “refusing, denying everything”), Old Armenian ուրանամ (uranam, “to deny everything, refuse”).


vizë

Probably from an older form *vidsa, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”).


horrë

Probably an old loanword from Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐍂𐍃 (hōrs, “adulterer”), *𐌷𐍉𐍂𐌰 (*hōra, “whore”).


shkulkë

sq-noun

shkulkë f (plural shkulka, definite shkulka, definite plural shkulkat)

shkulka (plural)
shkulka (definite)
shkulkat (definite plural)

boundary marker for pastures made of branches


vizatim

vizatim m (plural vizatime, definite vizatimi, definite plural vizatimet)

vizatime (plural)
vizatimi (definite)
vizatimet (definite plural)
vizatim (indefinite nominative singular)
vizatimi (definite nominative singular)
vizatime (indefinite nominative plural)
vizatimet (definite nominative plural)
vizatim (accusative indefinite singular)
vizatimin (accusative definite singular)
vizatime (accusative indefinite plural)
vizatimet (accusative definite plural)
vizatimi (dative indefinite singular)
vizatimit (dative definite singular)
vizatimeve (dative indefinite plural)
vizatimeve (dative definite plural)
vizatimi (ablative indefinite singular)
vizatimit (ablative definite singular)
vizatimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
vizatimeve (ablative definite plural)


shkumë

An old loanword from Gothic *skūm- (“foam, scum”) (compare German Schaum (“foam”), English scum) via Late Latin.


fuzë

Probably a learned borrowing from Latin fūsus.


horr

horr m (plural horra, definite horri, definite plural horrat)

horra (plural)
horri (definite)
horrat (definite plural)
horr (indefinite nominative singular)
horri (definite nominative singular)
horra (indefinite nominative plural)
horrat (definite nominative plural)
horr (accusative indefinite singular)
horrin (accusative definite singular)
horra (accusative indefinite plural)
horrat (accusative definite plural)
horri (dative indefinite singular)
horrit (dative definite singular)
horrave (dative indefinite plural)
horrave (dative definite plural)
horri (ablative indefinite singular)
horrit (ablative definite singular)
horrash (ablative indefinite plural)
horrave (ablative definite plural)

(colloquial, derogatory) scoundrel, thug


shuk

shuk m (plural shukë, definite shuku, definite plural shukët)

shukë (plural)
shuku (definite)
shukët (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *uka, from Proto-Indo-European *u̯ek (“to bend”). Cognate to Sanskrit वच्यते (vacyáte, “to fly up”).


tirk

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

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

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


qengjë

qengjë f (plural qengja, definite qengja, definite plural qengjat)

qengja (plural)
qengja (definite)
qengjat (definite plural)
qengjë (indefinite nominative singular)
qengja (definite nominative singular)
qengja (indefinite nominative plural)
qengjat (definite nominative plural)
qengjë (accusative indefinite singular)
qengjën (accusative definite singular)
qengja (accusative indefinite plural)
qengjat (accusative definite plural)
qengjeje (dative indefinite singular)
qengjës (dative definite singular)
qengjave (dative indefinite plural)
qengjave (dative definite plural)
qengjeje (ablative indefinite singular)
qengjës (ablative definite singular)
qengjash (ablative indefinite plural)
qengjave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *kenagā, from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks. Cognate with Ancient Greek κνηκός (knēkós, “pale yellow”), Latin canicae (“bran”), English honey.


bulëz

sq-noun

bulëz f (plural bulëza, definite bulëza, definite plural bulëzat)

bulëza (plural)
bulëza (definite)
bulëzat (definite plural)


vetëtim

vetëtim m (plural vetëtime, definite vetëtimi, definite plural vetëtimet)

vetëtime (plural)
vetëtimi (definite)
vetëtimet (definite plural)
vetëtim (indefinite nominative singular)
vetëtimi (definite nominative singular)
vetëtime (indefinite nominative plural)
vetëtimet (definite nominative plural)
vetëtim (accusative indefinite singular)
vetëtimin (accusative definite singular)
vetëtime (accusative indefinite plural)
vetëtimet (accusative definite plural)
vetëtimi (dative indefinite singular)
vetëtimit (dative definite singular)
vetëtimeve (dative indefinite plural)
vetëtimeve (dative definite plural)
vetëtimi (ablative indefinite singular)
vetëtimit (ablative definite singular)
vetëtimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
vetëtimeve (ablative definite plural)


vrëndë

A methatesized formation from an earlier *vëndër, from Proto-Albanian *ŭ(n)dərā, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom. Compare Old Church Slavonic ведро (vedro, “fine weather”), Old Norse veðr (“wind, air, weather”), Old English weder. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *awa-raunta, a derivative of rëndë (“heavy”).


bebë

sq-noun

bebë f (plural beba, definite beba, definite plural bebat)

beba (plural)
beba (definite)
bebat (definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *baba (“barbaric speech”). Compare English baby, Italian bebè (“id”).


flluskë

sq-noun

flluskë f (plural flluska, definite flluska, definite plural flluskat)

flluska (plural)
flluska (definite)
flluskat (definite plural)
flluskë (indefinite nominative singular)
flluska (definite nominative singular)
flluska (indefinite nominative plural)
flluskat (definite nominative plural)
flluskë (accusative indefinite singular)
flluskën (accusative definite singular)
flluska (accusative indefinite plural)
flluskat (accusative definite plural)
flluskeje (dative indefinite singular)
flluskës (dative definite singular)
flluskave (dative indefinite plural)
flluskave (dative definite plural)
flluskeje (ablative indefinite singular)
flluskës (ablative definite singular)
flluskash (ablative indefinite plural)
flluskave (ablative definite plural)

From *fllusë + -kë (enlargement suffix), from Proto-Albanian *(s)blèwsa, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to blow”).


babë

From Proto-Albanian *baba. Compare Middle High German babe, bobe (“old woman, mother”), German Bube (“boy, child, lad”), Old Church Slavonic баба (baba, “old woman”), Italian babbo (“father, dad”).


rrufe

sq-noun

rrufé f (plural rrufé, definite rruféja, definite plural rrufétë)

rrufé (canonical feminine)
rrufé (plural)
rruféja (definite)
rrufétë (definite plural)

bg:Иван Дуриданов

Likely closely related to Thracian ῥομφαία (rhomphaía, “spear, javelin; sword”) and Bulgarian рофия (rofija, “lightning”).


unazë

unazë f (plural unaza, definite unaza, definite plural unazat)

unaza (plural)
unaza (definite)
unazat (definite plural)
unazë (indefinite nominative singular)
unaza (definite nominative singular)
unaza (indefinite nominative plural)
unazat (definite nominative plural)
unazë (accusative indefinite singular)
unazën (accusative definite singular)
unaza (accusative indefinite plural)
unazat (accusative definite plural)
unazeje (dative indefinite singular)
unazës (dative definite singular)
unazave (dative indefinite plural)
unazave (dative definite plural)
unazeje (ablative indefinite singular)
unazës (ablative definite singular)
unazash (ablative indefinite plural)
unazave (ablative definite plural)

Based on unë, from Proto-Albanian *wandā. Cognate to Old Armenian գինդ (gind, “ring”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (biwindan, “to unwreathe”). The variant ognazë is found in the Çam dialect.


balë

sq-noun

balë f (plural bala, definite bala, definite plural balat)

bala (plural)
bala (definite)
balat (definite plural)
balë (indefinite nominative singular)
bala (definite nominative singular)
bala (indefinite nominative plural)
balat (definite nominative plural)
balë (accusative indefinite singular)
balën (accusative definite singular)
bala (accusative indefinite plural)
balat (accusative definite plural)
baleje (dative indefinite singular)
balës (dative definite singular)
balave (dative indefinite plural)
balave (dative definite plural)
baleje (ablative indefinite singular)
balës (ablative definite singular)
balash (ablative indefinite plural)
balave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *bala, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Compare Latin flāgrāre (“to burn”), Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ (bělŭ, “white”), Lithuanian balnas (“pale”).


bumballë

sq-noun

bumballë f (plural bumballa, definite bumballa, definite plural bumballat)

bumballa (plural)
bumballa (definite)
bumballat (definite plural)
bumballë (indefinite nominative singular)
bumbulla (definite nominative singular)
bumbulla (indefinite nominative plural)
bumbullat (definite nominative plural)
bumballë (accusative indefinite singular)
bumballën (accusative definite singular)
bumbulla (accusative indefinite plural)
bumbullat (accusative definite plural)
bumbulleje (dative indefinite singular)
bumballës (dative definite singular)
bumbullave (dative indefinite plural)
bumbullave (dative definite plural)
bumbulleje (ablative indefinite singular)
bumballës (ablative definite singular)
bumbullash (ablative indefinite plural)
bumbullave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *baxmb- (“kind of noise”). Cognate to Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “a boom, deep hollow noise”), βομβύκια (bombúkia, “humming insects”), Old Norse bumba (“drum”).


fshat

sq-noun

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

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

→ Romanian: sat, fsat — obsolete

Uncertain.
It was linked by Çabej with Bushat and reconducted to an indoeuropean root. There also have been roposal of a borrowing from Byzantine Greek φοσσᾶτον (phossâton), φουσσᾶτον (phoussâton, “encampment”), from Late Latin fossātum (“entrenchment, place enclosed by a ditch”). According to Barić, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-sed- (“sitting around”), and according to Balota in RHSEU, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-sek-ti- (“tilled around”).

der

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


sherr

A formation from shaj (“to insult, slander”), with r doubling for expressive reasons. Compare German Schererei (“nuisance, annoyance, vexation”).


pranga

Ultimately from a variant of Italian spranga (“bolt, latch”), likely through Ottoman Turkish پرانغه (pranga, “fetters”), at least in the meaning “fetters”.

bor

(archaic) See prangë sg (“bolt, latch”).


plithar

sq-noun

plithar m (plural plitharë, definite plithari, definite plural plitharët)

plitharë (plural)
plithari (definite)
plitharët (definite plural)

From Macedonian плитар (plitar, “mudbrick, adobe”). alternatively from Greek πλίθρα (plíthra), πλιθάρι (plithári).


vapë

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


shtijë

From shtie, with -jë feminine suffix. Orel claims a borrowing from Latin hastīle.


mortje

Borrowed through through Vulgar Latin from Latin mors, mortem. Compare Romanian moarte, Italian morte.


ashër

hard part (on the back side of a horse hoof)


flakë

flakë (indefinite nominative singular)
flaka (definite nominative singular)
flakë (indefinite nominative plural)
flakët (definite nominative plural)
flakë (accusative indefinite singular)
flakën (accusative definite singular)
flakë (accusative indefinite plural)
flakët (accusative definite plural)
flake (dative indefinite singular)
flakës (dative definite singular)
flakëve (dative indefinite plural)
flakëve (dative definite plural)
flake (ablative indefinite singular)
flakës (ablative definite singular)
flakësh (ablative indefinite plural)
flakëve (ablative definite plural)

A formation similar to fletë and flugë. A loanword from Latin through Vulgar Latin may be plausible too, cf. facula; compare Romanian flacără, Italian fiaccola.


sqepar

carpenter's and mason’s tool used for carving wood


cungishtë

From cung + -ishtë (lengthening suffix).


parmendë

sq-noun

parmendë f (plural parmenda, definite parmenda, definite plural parmendat)

parmenda (plural)
parmenda (definite)
parmendat (definite plural)
parmendë (indefinite nominative singular)
parmenda (definite nominative singular)
parmenda (indefinite nominative plural)
parmendat (definite nominative plural)
parmendë (accusative indefinite singular)
parmendën (accusative definite singular)
parmenda (accusative indefinite plural)
parmendat (accusative definite plural)
parmendeje (dative indefinite singular)
parmendës (dative definite singular)
parmendave (dative indefinite plural)
parmendave (dative definite plural)
parmendeje (ablative indefinite singular)
parmendës (ablative definite singular)
parmendash (ablative indefinite plural)
parmendave (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin apparamentum (“preparation, preparing”), from apparare.


cungal

sq-noun

cungal m (plural cungalë, definite cungali, definite plural cungalët)

cungalë (plural)
cungali (definite)
cungalët (definite plural)

stick used to prop up the slab in a birdtrap

sharpened piece of wood used as a weight on an arrowhead


cingël

cingël m (plural cingla, definite cingli, definite plural cinglat)

cingla (plural)
cingli (definite)
cinglat (definite plural)

pussy, i.e. a tapered piece of wood used in the game of tipcat


burth

From *bur, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenwh₁, present stem from *bʰrewh₁-, *bʰru-. Compare Middle Irish bréo (“flame”), Sanskrit भुरति (bhurati, “moves quickly, twitches, fidgets”), Old English birnan (“to burn”).

cog

Cyclamen hederifolium (ivy-leaved cyclamen or sowbread)

mouth burning (kind of animal's disease)


zdrukth

sq-noun

zdrukth m (plural zdruktha, definite zdrukthi, definite plural zdrukthat)

zdruktha (plural)
zdrukthi (definite)
zdrukthat (definite plural)

A compound of zdrug + -th, borrowed from a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian strug (“plane”), Bulgarian струг (strug, “id”).


pellg

pellg m (plural pellgje, definite pellgu, definite plural pellgjet)

pellgje (plural)
pellgu (definite)
pellgjet (definite plural)
pellg (indefinite nominative singular)
pellgu (definite nominative singular)
pellgje (indefinite nominative plural)
pellgjet (definite nominative plural)
pellg (accusative indefinite singular)
pellgun (accusative definite singular)
pellgje (accusative indefinite plural)
pellgjet (accusative definite plural)
pellgu (dative indefinite singular)
pellgut (dative definite singular)
pellgjeve (dative indefinite plural)
pellgjeve (dative definite plural)
pellgu (ablative indefinite singular)
pellgut (ablative definite singular)
pellgjesh (ablative indefinite plural)
pellgjeve (ablative definite plural)

From Old Albanian pellëg, borrowed from Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).

basin of a body of water and the surrounding land

basin of land containing mineral deposits


cungë

cungë f (plural cunga, definite cunga, definite plural cungat)

cunga (plural)
cunga (definite)
cungat (definite plural)
cungë (indefinite nominative singular)
cunga (definite nominative singular)
cunga (indefinite nominative plural)
cungat (definite nominative plural)
cungë (accusative indefinite singular)
cungën (accusative definite singular)
cunga (accusative indefinite plural)
cungat (accusative definite plural)
cungeje (dative indefinite singular)
cungës (dative definite singular)
cungave (dative indefinite plural)
cungave (dative definite plural)
cungeje (ablative indefinite singular)
cungës (ablative definite singular)
cungash (ablative indefinite plural)
cungave (ablative definite plural)


shtangë

shtangë f (plural shtanga, definite shtanga, definite plural shtangat)

shtanga (plural)
shtanga (definite)
shtangat (definite plural)
shtangë (indefinite nominative singular)
shtanga (definite nominative singular)
shtanga (indefinite nominative plural)
shtangat (definite nominative plural)
shtangë (accusative indefinite singular)
shtangën (accusative definite singular)
shtanga (accusative indefinite plural)
shtangat (accusative definite plural)
shtangeje (dative indefinite singular)
shtangës (dative definite singular)
shtangave (dative indefinite plural)
shtangave (dative definite plural)
shtangeje (ablative indefinite singular)
shtangës (ablative definite singular)
shtangash (ablative indefinite plural)
shtangave (ablative definite plural)


themel

themel m (plural themele, definite themeli, definite plural themelet)

themele (plural)
themeli (definite)
themelet (definite plural)
themel (indefinite nominative singular)
themeli (definite nominative singular)
themele (indefinite nominative plural)
themelet (definite nominative plural)
themel (accusative indefinite singular)
themelin (accusative definite singular)
themele (accusative indefinite plural)
themelet (accusative definite plural)
themeli (dative indefinite singular)
themelit (dative definite singular)
themeleve (dative indefinite plural)
themeleve (dative definite plural)
themeli (ablative indefinite singular)
themelit (ablative definite singular)
themelesh (ablative indefinite plural)
themeleve (ablative definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεμέλιος (themélios).


qere

qere f (plural qere, definite qerja, definite plural qeret)

qere (plural)
qerja (definite)
qeret (definite plural)

Borrowed via Vulgar Latin from Latin cariēs (“rot”).


flok

flok m (plural flokë, definite floku, definite plural flokët)

flokë (plural)
floku (definite)
flokët (definite plural)
flok (indefinite nominative singular)
floku (definite nominative singular)
flokë (indefinite nominative plural)
flokët (definite nominative plural)
flok (accusative indefinite singular)
flokun (accusative definite singular)
flokë (accusative indefinite plural)
flokët (accusative definite plural)
floku (dative indefinite singular)
flokut (dative definite singular)
flokëve (dative indefinite plural)
flokëve (dative definite plural)
floku (ablative indefinite singular)
flokut (ablative definite singular)
flokësh (ablative indefinite plural)
flokëve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin floccus. Compare Romanian floc.


teproj

head

teproj (aorist teprova, participle tepruar)

A formation from tepër, with Albanian verbative -oj suffix.


mjeshtër

sq-noun

mjeshtër m (plural mjeshtër, definite mjeshtri, definite plural mjeshtrit)

mjeshtër (plural)
mjeshtri (definite)
mjeshtrit (definite plural)

From Old Albanian mjeshtrë (Buzuku, Matrënga), an early borrowing from Italian maestro (“teacher, master”) (*mai̯estro > *mëjés'trë > mjéshtrë), from Latin magister (“teacher, master”).


teprim

teprim (indefinite nominative singular)
teprimi (definite nominative singular)
teprime (indefinite nominative plural)
teprimet (definite nominative plural)
teprim (accusative indefinite singular)
teprimin (accusative definite singular)
teprime (accusative indefinite plural)
teprimet (accusative definite plural)
teprimi (dative indefinite singular)
teprimit (dative definite singular)
teprimeve (dative indefinite plural)
teprimeve (dative definite plural)
teprimi (ablative indefinite singular)
teprimit (ablative definite singular)
teprimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
teprimeve (ablative definite plural)


këlbazë

këlbazë f (plural këlbaza, definite këlbaza, definite plural këlbazat)

këlbaza (plural)
këlbaza (definite)
këlbazat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *kalbatiā, a derivative of kalb, + feminine -zë suffix. For sense development, compare shkëlbazë. Compare Romanian gălbează.

Pështyu plot këlbazë.


nevojë

nevojë f (plural nevoja, definite nevoja, definite plural nevojat)

nevoja (plural)
nevoja (definite)
nevojat (definite plural)

Borrowed from South Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *nevoľa. For sense 4 compare Greek ανάγκη (anágki) and Italian bisogno.

(in the singular) difficult situation, trouble


bujë

From Proto-Albanian *buliā, from Proto-Indo-European *bh(e)ū̆- (“swell, puff”). Cognate to Ancient Greek φῷδες (phôides, “blisters”), Old Irish bolach (“swelling, blister”), Latin bucca (“cheek”) and Old English bȳle (“swelling, blister”).


dush

sq-noun

dush m (plural dushe, definite dushi, definite plural dushet)

dushe (plural)
dushi (definite)
dushet (definite plural)
dush (indefinite nominative singular)
dushi (definite nominative singular)
dushe (indefinite nominative plural)
dushet (definite nominative plural)
dush (accusative indefinite singular)
dushin (accusative definite singular)
dushe (accusative indefinite plural)
dushet (accusative definite plural)
dushi (dative indefinite singular)
dushit (dative definite singular)
dusheve (dative indefinite plural)
dusheve (dative definite plural)
dushi (ablative indefinite singular)
dushit (ablative definite singular)
dushesh (ablative indefinite plural)
dusheve (ablative definite plural)


plog

plog m (plural plogje, definite plogu, definite plural plogjet)

plogje (plural)
plogu (definite)
plogjet (definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-go. Compare Welsh ôl (“track”), Lithuanian pulkas (“crowd”), Old Church Slavonic plŭkŭ (“army division”), Old English folc (“people, nation, army”).


hallkomë

ditch (made by vehicle tracks or by erosion)


thrashegër

sq-noun

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

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

Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus#Translingual

(botany) bilberry, whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)


hallkë

hallkë f (plural hallka, definite hallka, definite plural hallkat)

hallka (plural)
hallka (definite)
hallkat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *skalkā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel (“to cleave, separate, part, divide”). Close to Old Norse skálkr (“servant, rogue”), German Schalk (“rogue”), Proto-Slavic *хolkь (“bachelor”).


aplladhe

From Greek απλάδα (apláda, “(metal) tray, platter”).


rrym

sq-noun

rrym f (plural ?, definite ?, definite plural ?)

From Proto-Albanian *srūmā, from Proto-Indo-European *srow-m-eh₂, from *srew- (“to flow”). Doublet of rrymë; see there for cognates.


shkrabë

From Proto-Albanian *skrabā, from Proto-Indo-European *skrobʰ- (compare Latin scrobis (“pit”), Old English screpan (“to scratch”), Latvian skrabt (“to scratch, plane”), Polish scrobać).


bulçi

Suffixed form of *bulë, from Proto-Albanian *bulā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. Compare Irish bolg (“bubble; sack, bag, belly, husk, trouser”), Old Norse bolginn (“swollen”), bylgja (“wave”).


brumbull

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- (“to buzz, drone”). Close to Middle High German brummen (“drone, grumble”), Old English brymm (“flood, see”), Latin fremo (“roar, murmur, growl”), Ancient Greek φόρμινξ (phórminx, “zither”).


rrymë

sq-noun

rrymë f (plural rryma, definite rryma, definite plural rrymat)

rryma (plural)
rryma (definite)
rrymat (definite plural)
rrymë (indefinite nominative singular)
rryma (definite nominative singular)
rryma (indefinite nominative plural)
rrymat (definite nominative plural)
rrymë (accusative indefinite singular)
rrymën (accusative definite singular)
rryma (accusative indefinite plural)
rrymat (accusative definite plural)
rrymeje (dative indefinite singular)
rrymës (dative definite singular)
rrymave (dative indefinite plural)
rrymave (dative definite plural)
rrymeje (ablative indefinite singular)
rrymës (ablative definite singular)
rrymash (ablative indefinite plural)
rrymave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *srūmā, from Proto-Indo-European *srow-m-eh₂, from *srew- (“to flow”). Compare English stream, German Strom (“current, stream”), Icelandic straumur (“current, stream, torrent, flood”), Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”). Doublet of rrym.

cog

rryma elektrike


brengë

sq-noun

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

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

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

(figurative) constant worry, serious trouble, hardship


mbrëmje

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

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


mëngjes

mëngjes m (plural mëngjese, definite mëngjesi)

Compound of mën + gjes. The former is either related to muaj (cf. gjithmonë) or Latin mane (“morning”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripern, to mature”).


mëlçi

sq-noun

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

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

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


grifshë

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

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

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

Garrulus glandarius
Garrulus glandarius#Translingual

(zoology) jay, Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)


bërthamë

bërthamë f (plural berthama, definite berthama, definite plural berthamat)

berthama (plural)
berthama (definite)
berthamat (definite plural)
bërthamë (indefinite nominative singular)
berthama (definite nominative singular)
berthama (indefinite nominative plural)
berthamat (definite nominative plural)
bërthamë (accusative indefinite singular)
bërthamën (accusative definite singular)
berthama (accusative indefinite plural)
berthamat (accusative definite plural)
berthameje (dative indefinite singular)
bërthamës (dative definite singular)
berthamave (dative indefinite plural)
berthamave (dative definite plural)
berthameje (ablative indefinite singular)
bërthamës (ablative definite singular)
berthamash (ablative indefinite plural)
berthamave (ablative definite plural)

A compound of bërth, a variant of bathë + amë (“mother”), literally conveying the meaning of 'mother of the fruit'.


fuqi

fuqi f (plural fuqi, definite fuqia, definite plural fuqitë)

fuqi (plural)
fuqia (definite)
fuqitë (definite plural)
fuqi (indefinite nominative singular)
fuqia (definite nominative singular)
fuqi (indefinite nominative plural)
fuqitë (definite nominative plural)
fuqi (accusative indefinite singular)
fuqinë (accusative definite singular)
fuqi (accusative indefinite plural)
fuqitë (accusative definite plural)
fuqie (dative indefinite singular)
fuqisë (dative definite singular)
fuqive (dative indefinite plural)
fuqive (dative definite plural)
fuqie (ablative indefinite singular)
fuqisë (ablative definite singular)
fuqish (ablative indefinite plural)
fuqive (ablative definite plural)

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Albanian:
*spukja, either cognate with Latvian spèks (“strength”), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to succeed, prosper”) or Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, “breath; bellows”), Old Armenian փուք (pʻukʻ, “breath”), Lithuanian pùsti (“to swell”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pew- (“to inflate”). Alternatively, from *fujqi, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *fulcius, from Latin fulcīō (“to prop up; to support; to make strong”),


bresë

sq-noun

bresë f (plural bresa, definite bresa, definite plural bresat)

bresa (plural)
bresa (definite)
bresat (definite plural)
bresë (indefinite nominative singular)
bresa (definite nominative singular)
bresa (indefinite nominative plural)
bresat (definite nominative plural)
bresë (accusative indefinite singular)
bresën (accusative definite singular)
bresa (accusative indefinite plural)
bresat (accusative definite plural)
breseje (dative indefinite singular)
bresës (dative definite singular)
bresave (dative indefinite plural)
bresave (dative definite plural)
breseje (ablative indefinite singular)
bresës (ablative definite singular)
bresash (ablative indefinite plural)
bresave (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to rub, scratch”).


radhiqe

sq-noun

radhiqe f (plural radhiqe, definite radhiqja, definite plural radhiqet)

radhiqe (plural)
radhiqja (definite)
radhiqet (definite plural)
radhiqe (indefinite nominative singular)
radhiqja (definite nominative singular)
radhiqe (indefinite nominative plural)
radhiqet (definite nominative plural)
radhiqe (accusative indefinite singular)
radhiqen (accusative definite singular)
radhiqe (accusative indefinite plural)
radhiqet (accusative definite plural)
radhiqeje (dative indefinite singular)
radhiqes (dative definite singular)
radhiqeve (dative indefinite plural)
radhiqeve (dative definite plural)
radhiqeje (ablative indefinite singular)
radhiqes (ablative definite singular)
radhiqesh (ablative indefinite plural)
radhiqeve (ablative definite plural)

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin radices (“root, herbs”), accusative and nominative plural of radix. Ultimately a doublet of rrënjë through the Proto-Indo-European root.


tregti

A formation from treg, with feminine -ti suffix.


burbuqe

From earlier *burburqe, pluralized form of *burbuk, a formation with root doubling, from Proto-Indo-European *bher- (“to roar, buzz”) (onomatopoeic). Compare Ancient Greek πεμφρηδών (pemphrēdṓn, “kind of wasp”), Sanskrit बम्भर (bambhara, “bee”) and Lithuanian barbė́ti (“clang, clink”).


flijim

flijim (indefinite nominative singular)
flijimi (definite nominative singular)
flijime (indefinite nominative plural)
flijimet (definite nominative plural)
flijim (accusative indefinite singular)
flijimin (accusative definite singular)
flijime (accusative indefinite plural)
flijimet (accusative definite plural)
flijimi (dative indefinite singular)
flijimit (dative definite singular)
flijimeve (dative indefinite plural)
flijimeve (dative definite plural)
flijimi (ablative indefinite singular)
flijimit (ablative definite singular)
flijimesh (ablative indefinite plural)
flijimeve (ablative definite plural)


tregtar

sq-noun

tregtar m (plural tregtarë, definite tregtari, definite plural tregtarët)

tregtarë (plural)
tregtari (definite)
tregtarët (definite plural)
tregtar (indefinite nominative singular)
tregtari (definite nominative singular)
tregtarë (indefinite nominative plural)
tregtarët (definite nominative plural)
tregtar (accusative indefinite singular)
tregtarin (accusative definite singular)
tregtarë (accusative indefinite plural)
tregtarët (accusative definite plural)
tregtari (dative indefinite singular)
tregtarit (dative definite singular)
tregtarëve (dative indefinite plural)
tregtarëve (dative definite plural)
tregtari (ablative indefinite singular)
tregtarit (ablative definite singular)
tregtarësh (ablative indefinite plural)
tregtarëve (ablative definite plural)


bundë

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


banesë

banesë f (plural banesa, definite banesa, definite plural banesat)

banesa (plural)
banesa (definite)
banesat (definite plural)
banesë (indefinite nominative singular)
banesa (definite nominative singular)
banesa (indefinite nominative plural)
banesat (definite nominative plural)
banesë (accusative indefinite singular)
banesën (accusative definite singular)
banesa (accusative indefinite plural)
banesat (accusative definite plural)
baneseje (dative indefinite singular)
banesës (dative definite singular)
banesave (dative indefinite plural)
banesave (dative definite plural)
baneseje (ablative indefinite singular)
banesës (ablative definite singular)
banesash (ablative indefinite plural)
banesave (ablative definite plural)


banë

banë f (plural bana, definite bana, definite plural banat)

bana (plural)
bana (definite)
banat (definite plural)
banë (indefinite nominative singular)
bana (definite nominative singular)
bana (indefinite nominative plural)
banat (definite nominative plural)
banë (accusative indefinite singular)
banën (accusative definite singular)
bana (accusative indefinite plural)
banat (accusative definite plural)
baneje (dative indefinite singular)
banës (dative definite singular)
banave (dative indefinite plural)
banave (dative definite plural)
baneje (ablative indefinite singular)
banës (ablative definite singular)
banash (ablative indefinite plural)
banave (ablative definite plural)


neth

From Proto-Albanian *nezda, Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”) (cf. gath). Compare Sanskrit नीड (nīḍá, “resting-place abode, nest”), Latin nidus (“nest”), English nest (“nest”).


kërmë

sq-noun

kërmë f (plural kërma, definite kërma, definite plural kërmat)

kërma (plural)
kërma (definite)
kërmat (definite plural)

A variant of kurm (cf. dëllinjë vs. dullinjë, mëllenjë vs. mullenjë etc.).
Others have proposed a South Slavic origin; compare Serbo-Croatian kŕma (“forage, fodder”), Bulgarian кърма (kǎrma, “forage, fodder; carrion”).


tallë

sq-noun

tallë f (plural talla, definite talla, definite plural tallat)

talla (plural)
talla (definite)
tallat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *talā. Cognate to Ancient Greek τῆλις (têlis, “fenugreek”), Lithuanian atólas (“grass stubble”).


cermë

sq-noun

cermë f (plural cerma, definite cerma, definite plural cermat)

cerma (plural)
cerma (definite)
cermat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *tˢermā, related to Lithuanian šarmà (“frost”), Latvian saŕma (“id”).


shtrek

shtrek m (plural shtriqe, definite shtreku, definite plural shtriqet)

shtriqe (plural)
shtreku (definite)
shtriqet (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *streka, from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“unclean liquid, manure”). Compare Latin stercus (“excrement”), Breton stroñk, Welsh trwnc (“id”).


plojë

From an earlier *ploe, from Proto-Albanian *plāgā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-, *pleh₂g-. Compare Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “blow”), Latin plaga (“blow, slaughter”).


jerm

From Proto-Albanian *erma. Compare Lithuanian ermas (“monster”), Latvian erms (“wonderful apparition”), and also Old English gyrman, dialectal Danish jærme (“to lament, shriek”), dialectal Norwegian jerme (“to bleat”), dialectal Swedish jarma (“to lament, shriek”), Icelandic jarma (“to whine, complain, bleat”).


dikë

sq-noun

dikë f (plural dika, definite dika, definite plural dikat)

dika (plural)
dika (definite)
dikat (definite plural)

from Proto-Albanian *dīkā, Cognate to Lithuanian dykas (“idle, empty”), Proto-Slavic *dikъ (“wild”).


lilë

From Proto-Albanian *leilā. Cognate to Lithuanian leilas (“thin, supple, flexible”).


plish

sq-noun

plish m (plural plisha, definite plishi, definite plural plishat)

plisha (plural)
plishi (definite)
plishat (definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *plūši, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleus- (compare Lithuanian pl(i)ūšìs, Slovene bljúšč (“black bryony”), Ancient Greek φλέως (phléōs)).

Phragmites australis
Phragmites australis#Translingual

Phragmites communis
Phragmites communis#Translingual

reed grass, common reed (Phragmites australis, syn. Phragmites communis)


gjër

Arbëreshë; doublet of gjanë. More at gjanë.


krupë

krupë f (plural krupa, definite krypa, definite plural krupat)

krupa (plural)
krypa (definite)
krupat (definite plural)


vrerë

Tosk variant of old Gheg vëner, vënen, from Latin venenum.


drënjë

From Proto-Albanian *draunjā, from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“tree; hard, strong, firm”). Compare Latin dūrus (“hard, rough”), Old English trum (“strong, firm”), Old Armenian տրամ (tram, “firm, solid”), and Ancient Greek δροόν (droón, “strong, mighty”).


llurbë

From Proto-Albanian *lur(i)bā. Cognate to Lithuanian lãuré (“dirty person”).


rrabe

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


shtalpë

sq-noun

shtalpë f (plural shtalpa, definite shtalpa)

milk which has just been curdled by rennet


angërr

From Proto-Albanian *angarā, from *anǵʰ-n̥-reh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-ǵʰ- (compare Armenian անձն (anjn, “soul, person”), Old Norse angi (“smell, odor”)).


shkëlbozë

From Proto-Albanian *skalbā. Cognate to Old Norse skalpr (“ship”), skelpa (“grimace”) and Middle High German scholpe (“mussel”).


kërrabë

A suffixal derivative of an unattested Proto-Albanian *kara, further related to karthi. According to Meyer, a derivation of grep.


krua

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

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

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


rrypinë

sq-noun

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

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

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


dishtë

dishtë f (plural dishte, definite dishta, definite plural dishtet)

dishte (plural)
dishta (definite)
dishtet (definite plural)
dishtë (indefinite nominative singular)
dishta (definite nominative singular)
dishte (indefinite nominative plural)
dishtet (definite nominative plural)
dishtë (accusative indefinite singular)
dishtën (accusative definite singular)
dishte (accusative indefinite plural)
dishtet (accusative definite plural)
dishteje (dative indefinite singular)
dishtës (dative definite singular)
dishteve (dative indefinite plural)
dishteve (dative definite plural)
dishteje (ablative indefinite singular)
dishtës (ablative definite singular)
dishtesh (ablative indefinite plural)
dishteve (ablative definite plural)

Probably from an earlier dishkë given the Albanian -k-, Latin -c- correspondance, from Vulgar Latin, from Latin discus (“disc”). Doublet of dhisk.


garbë

From Proto-Albanian *garbā, from Proto-Indo-European *gr̥bʰ- (compare Old Prussian garbis (“hill”), Serbo-Croatian gȑba (“hump”), Irish gearb (“scab, mange”)).


gjanë

Singulare tantum; originally a Gheg form, from Proto-Albanian *jausna, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs (“broth”) (compare Serbo-Croatian juha, Lithuanian jū́šė (“fish soup”), Latin iūs). Doublet of gjër.


ndrizë

A formation from dredh, with -zë feminine suffix.


zdap

A variant of stap, with voiced sibilant.


lyth

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

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

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


ligatë

A variant of lëngatë, from lig (“ill, bad”) + -atë, from Proto-Albanian *ligatā.


shqyej

head

shqyej (aorist shqyeva, participle shqyer)

From Proto-Albanian *skānja, from Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”). Compare English skin, Breton scant (“fish scales”).


zhdëp

head

zhdëp (aorist zhdëpa, participle zhdëpur)

A voiced variant of an earlier *shtap, from Proto-Albanian *štapa, related to the word for 'stick'. Compare Old English stæf, German Stab, Serbo-Croatian stap (“staff”).


shqezë

sq-noun

shqezë f (plural shqezë, definite shqeza, definite plural shqezat)

shqezë (plural)
shqeza (definite)
shqezat (definite plural)
shqezë (indefinite nominative singular)
shqeza (definite nominative singular)
shqeza (indefinite nominative plural)
shqezat (definite nominative plural)
shqezë (accusative indefinite singular)
shqezën (accusative definite singular)
shqeza (accusative indefinite plural)
shqezat (accusative definite plural)
shqezeje (dative indefinite singular)
shqezës (dative definite singular)
shqezave (dative indefinite plural)
shqezave (dative definite plural)
shqezeje (ablative indefinite singular)
shqezës (ablative definite singular)
shqezash (ablative indefinite plural)
shqezave (ablative definite plural)


murriz

murriz m (plural murriza, definite murrizi, definite plural murrizat)

murriza (plural)
murrizi (definite)
murrizat (definite plural)

From murrët (“dark”). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short”). Compare Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús), Latin brevis (“short”), Old High German murgi (“short”), Old English myrġe (“pleasant”) (English merry).


shtalp

(Arbëresh) creamy, sweet goat cheese with the texture of milk pudding


bosht

bosht m (plural boshte, definite boshti, definite plural boshtet)

boshte (plural)
boshti (definite)
boshtet (definite plural)
bosht (indefinite nominative singular)
boshti (definite nominative singular)
boshte (indefinite nominative plural)
boshtet (definite nominative plural)
bosht (accusative indefinite singular)
boshtin (accusative definite singular)
boshte (accusative indefinite plural)
boshtet (accusative definite plural)
boshti (dative indefinite singular)
boshtit (dative definite singular)
boshteve (dative indefinite plural)
boshteve (dative definite plural)
boshti (ablative indefinite singular)
boshtit (ablative definite singular)
boshtesh (ablative indefinite plural)
boshteve (ablative definite plural)

From Proto-Albanian *bāsta, akin to Proto-Germanic *bōsta (cf. Old High German buost (“rope made of bast”)), *bastaz (“bast”)), Latin fascis.


shtalbër

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