abdhellë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • abdhelë
  • avgellë

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek βδέλλα (vdélla).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˈðɛɫə/

Noun

abdhellë f (plural abdhella, definite abdhella)

  1. (Arvanitika) leech, bloodsucker

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “abδelε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 1
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