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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *stūlā- or *stūlwā-, from Proto-Indo-European *stuh₂-l-eh₂ < *steh₂- (“to stand up”). Compare Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos),[1] Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (“post, pillar”). Alternatively from Byzantine Greek στῦλος (stûlos)[2] or from Latin stilus (“stake, spike”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).
Pronunciation
Noun
shtyllë f (plural shtylla, definite shtylla, definite plural shtyllat)
- pillar
- Jeremiah 1, Kristoforidhi edition, 1884.
Ja, sot po të bëj një qytet të fortifikuar, një shtyllë të hekurt dhe një mur bronzi kundër gjithë vendit, kundër princave të tij dhe priftërinjve të tij dhe kundër popullit të vendit.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- pole, post
- column
- plume of smoke
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References
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 226
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shtyllë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1433