Tiranë
English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tiranë
- Alternative spelling of Tirana.
Albanian
Alternative forms
- Tironë — Gheg
Etymology
From older Terrana (in Latin sources), from Proto-Albanian *Tūrsanā, either reflecting or possibly from Doric Greek Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí)/Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí), an epithet used to denote the inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea (cf. Latin Mare Tyrrhēnum). see toskë, another ethnonym derived from Etruscans.
Proper noun
Tiranë f (definite Tirana)
- Tirana (a municipality, the capital and largest city of Albania, located in the center of the country west of the mountain of Dajti on the plain of Tirana; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Tiranë | Tirana |
| accusative | Tiranën | |
| dat./abl. | Tirane | Tiranës |
Derived terms
nouns
- tiranas
- tiranase
Descendants
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Albanian Tiranë, from older Terrana (in Latin sources), from Proto-Albanian *Tūrsanā, possibly Ancient Greek Τυρσηνοί (Tursēnoí), Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí), an epithet used to denote the inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea (cf. Latin Mare Tyrrhēnum).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɪˈrɑːnə/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːnə
- Hyphenation: Ti‧ra‧në
Proper noun
Tiranë
- Tirana (a former district of Albania)
- Tiranë var hovedstadsdistriktet i prefekturet Tiranë, i det sentrale Albania.
- Tiranë was the capital district of the prefecture of Tiranë, in central Albania.
- Tirana (a county of Central Albania, Albania)
- Tiranë er et av Albanias tolv prefekturer.
- Tiranë is one of Albania's twelve prefectures /counties.
Related terms
- Tirana (“Tirana”)