shpellë

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Albanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

shpellë f (plural shpella, definite shpella, definite plural shpellat)

  1. cave
    Askush s'ka hyrë në këtë shpellë më parë.
    Nobody has entered this cave before.
  2. boulder
    Hipi mbi një shpellë.
    He/she climbed onto a boulder.

Declension

Declension of shpellë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shpellë shpella shpella shpellat
accusative shpellën
dative shpelle shpellës shpellave shpellave
ablative shpellash

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References

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shpellë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409

Further reading

  • “shpellë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “shpellë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “shpellë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎
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