Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
zanafillë. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
zanafillë, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
zanafillë in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
zanafillë you have here. The definition of the word
zanafillë will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
zanafillë, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Albanian
Etymology
Univerbation of të zënë fill／të zânë fill n (“beginning”), the neuter nominalisation of the past participle of zë fill (“to begin”, literally “to take thread”).
Pronunciation
Noun
zanafillë f (plural zanafilla)
- beginning, start, origin, source, genesis
- Synonyms: fillim, pikënisje, burim, prejardhje, origjinë, kryefill
1685, Pjetër Bogdani, Cuneus Prophetarum, scala 1, discorso 1, page 1, lines 10–12:Persè giξξè cafscèsè pèr arrèsȣe duhetè mej gietunè tè ɛanè fiiλ' ndjerè mb' atè κrȣe […]- [Përse gjithë kafshësë për arrësye duhetë mej gjetunë të zanë fīll' ndjerë mb' atë krye […]]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “zanafíll/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2209a