pëllëmbë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Macedonian, compare Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē).[1]

Noun

pëllëmbë f (plural pëllëmbë, definite pëllëmba, definite plural pëllëmbët)

  1. palm (part of the hand)
    Synonym: shuplakë
    mbaj në pëllëmbë ― to hold in the palm
  2. span (unit of length)
    dy pëllëmbë i gjatë ― two spans long
  3. (figurative) plot (small portion of land)

Declension

Declension of pëllëmbë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pëllëmbë pëllëmba pëllëmbë pëllëmbët
accusative pëllëmbën
dative pëllëmbeje pëllëmbës pëllëmbëve pëllëmbëve
ablative pëllëmbësh

References

  • “pëllëmbë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
  1. ^ Huld, Martin E. (1986). "Accentual Stratification of Ancient Greek Loanwords in Albanian". Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung. 99 (2): 245–253.
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