hollë

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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”).[1]

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”).[2]

Adjective

i hollë (feminine e hóllë, masculine plural të hólla, feminine plural të hólla)

  1. thin, slender, fine, slim, daintily

Noun

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

  1. groin
    Synonyms: ijë, mes
  2. (anatomy) cartilage of the foot
    Synonym: kërcir
  3. (medicine) faint

Declension

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Adverb

hollë

  1. narrowly, thin, thinly, tightly (shape)
    Synonym: thatë, dobët, ngushtë
  2. sparsely (when associated with clothing)
  3. finely, thinly (consistence) (of particles, granules)
    Synonym: imët
  4. (figurative) masterfully, sharply, precisely, cleverly
  5. (figurative) barely distinguishable, smally, thinly
  6. (colloquial) poorly, difficultly, badly, weakly, faintly (condition of health, finance, economy)
    See also: hall

Derived terms

Further reading

  • adjective/noun/adverb hollë (hóllë) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 203
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hollë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 150
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