shpirrë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Deverbative of an unattested *shpirroj, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *dis-spīrāre, derivative of Latin spīrāre (“to blow”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

shpirrë f (plural shpirra, definite shpirra, definite plural shpirrat)

  1. (medicine) asthma
    Synonyms: astmë, gulç, frymëz
  2. (medicine) bronchitis
    Synonym: bronkit
  3. (veterinary) respiratory catarrh in livestock and poultry, such as heaves in horses

Declension

Declension of shpirrë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shpirrë shpirra shpirra shpirrat
accusative shpirrën
dative shpirreje shpirrës shpirrave shpirrave
ablative shpirrash

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shpirrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 430

Further reading

  • “shpirrë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “shpirrë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shpirrë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 493
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