bollë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- boljë
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bālwā, close to Latin bēlua (“beast”) (cf. Italian belva and Romanian balaur. According to price, they might have be of Dacian origin.[1][2] It could also be of Pre-indo-European origins alongside Greek πελώριον (pelórion).[3]
Noun
bollë f (plural bolla, definite bolla, definite plural bollat)
- any of various nonvenomous snakes of the families Colubridae or Boidae
- glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca)
- (mythology) a kuçedër's early form
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bollë | bolla | bolla | bollat |
| accusative | bollën | |||
| dative | bolle | bollës | bollave | bollave |
| ablative | bollash | |||
Hyponyms
- bollë shtëpisë (“Aesculapian snake”) (Zamenis longissimus)
- bollë laramane, bollë leopard (“European ratsnake, leopard snake”) (Zamenis situla)
- bollë varrezash, bollëshordjë (“chicken-snake, four-lined ratsnake”) (Elaphe quatuorlineata)
- bollë e rërës (“javelin sand boa”) (Eryx jaculus)
- bollë uji (“grass snake”) (Natrix natrix)
- bollëverbët (“slowworm, blindworm”) (Anguis fragilis)
Derived terms
- bullar, bollujësë, bollësharde