"vëllam" meaning in All languages combined

See vëllam on Wiktionary

Noun [Albanian]

IPA: /vəˈɫam/, [vəˈɣaːm] [Arvanitika]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: From vëlla (“brother”). The secondary sense “best man” is shared with Macedonian побратим (pobratim, literally “blood brother”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|best man}} “best man”, {{cog|mk|побратим|lit=blood brother}} Macedonian побратим (pobratim, literally “blood brother”) Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|cat2=masculine nouns|g=m|head=|sort=}} vëllam m, {{sq-noun|m|vëllamë|vëllami|vëllamët}} vëllam m (plural vëllamë, definite vëllami, definite plural vëllamët) Inflection templates: {{sq-decl-noun|vëllam|vëllamë|vëllami|vëllamët|vëllam|vëllamë|vëllamin|vëllamët|vëllami|vëllamëve|vëllamit|vëllamëve|vëllamësh}} Forms: vëllamë [plural], vëllami [definite], vëllamët [definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], vëllam [indefinite, nominative, singular], vëllami [definite, nominative, singular], vëllamë [indefinite, nominative, plural], vëllamët [definite, nominative, plural], vëllam [accusative, indefinite, singular], vëllamin [accusative, definite, singular], vëllamë [accusative, indefinite, plural], vëllamët [accusative, definite, plural], vëllami [dative, indefinite, singular], vëllamit [dative, definite, singular], vëllamëve [dative, indefinite, plural], vëllamëve [dative, definite, plural], vëllami [ablative, indefinite, singular], vëllamit [ablative, definite, singular], vëllamësh [ablative, indefinite, plural], vëllamëve [ablative, definite, plural], vëllamë [alternative], vllam [alternative, dialectal], vllamë [alternative, dialectal]
  1. blood brother (non-related, by oath) Tags: masculine Synonyms: probatin
    Sense id: en-vëllam-sq-noun-ivMg6ysr Categories (other): Albanian terms with collocations, Albanian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Family, Male Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 48 7 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 9 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 6 46 Disambiguation of Family: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Male: 78 0 22
  2. best man Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vëllam-sq-noun-0HjtO-9v
  3. (dialectal) fraternisation, adelphopoiesis Tags: dialectal, masculine Synonyms: vëllamëri
    Sense id: en-vëllam-sq-noun-~7586ZQe Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 48 7 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 6 46
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          "expansion": "→ Aromanian: avlami",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aromanian: avlami"
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          "name": "desc"
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From vëlla (“brother”). The secondary sense “best man” is shared with Macedonian побратим (pobratim, literally “blood brother”).",
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      "form": "vëllamë",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vëllami",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
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        "plural"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
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        "dialectal"
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        "5": "vëllam",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "adelphopoiesis"
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          "word": "vëllamëri"
        }
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        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/vəˈɫam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vəˈɣaːm]",
      "tags": [
        "Arvanitika"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vëllam"
}
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    "Rhymes:Albanian/am/2 syllables",
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    "sq:Male"
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vëllami",
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        "definite"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vëllamët",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "vëllam",
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    {
      "form": "vëllami",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "vëllam",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vëllamin",
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    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "vllam",
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        "dialectal",
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vəˈɫam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vəˈɣaːm]",
      "tags": [
        "Arvanitika"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vëllam"
}

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