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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *scintilia, from Latin scintilla. Compare Romanian scânteie.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
shkëndijë f (plural shkëndija, definite shkëndija, definite plural shkëndijat)
- spark
- Synonyms: xixë, shtiaz
- sparkle, twinkle
- Synonyms: xixë, shtiaz
- (entomology) firefly
- Synonyms: xixëllonjë, shkëndijëz
Declension
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shkëndijë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1394