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Albanian
Etymology
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”).
Adjective
i hollë (feminine e hóllë, masculine plural të hólla, feminine plural të hólla)
- thin, slender, fine, slim, daintily
Noun
(të) hóllë n (plural (të) hóllë, definite (të) hóllët, definite plural (të) hóllët)
- groin
- Synonyms: ijë, mes
- (anatomy) cartilage of the foot
- Synonym: kërcir
- (medicine) faint
Adverb
hollë
- narrowly, thin, thinly, tightly (shape)
- Synonym: thatë, dobët, ngushtë
- sparsely (when associated with clothing)
- finely, thinly (consistence) (of particles, granules)
- Synonym: imët
- (figurative) masterfully, sharply, precisely, cleverly
- (figurative) barely distinguishable, smally, thinly
- (colloquial) poorly, difficultly, badly, weakly, faintly (condition of health, finance, economy)
- See also: hall
Derived terms
- holloj (active)
- hollohem (passive)
- holluar (participle)
- hollim m, hollimi m
- hollues m, holluese f
- hollues m, holluesi m
- holluese f, holluesja f
- hollak m, hollake f
- holla f, hollat f
- hollësi f, hollësia f
- hollësirë f, hollësira f
- hollush f, hollushe f
- hollësisht
- hollësishëm m, hollësishme f
- thkollët
- tëholloj (active)
- tëholluar (participle)
- tëhollës m, tëhollësi m
- tëhollje f, tëhollja f
- tëholl (active)
- tëhollet (passive)
- tëhollur (participle)
- tëhollim m, tëhollimi m
- stërholloj (active)
- stërhollohet, stërhollohen (passive)
- stërholluar (participle)
- stërhollim m, stërhollimi m
- stërhollë
Related terms
Further reading
- adjective/noun/adverb hollë (hóllë) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 203
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hollë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 150