flegë

See also: flege

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel-eu-,*s-bhel-eu- (“to split”). Related to flugë.[1]

Noun

flegë f

  1. splinter, chip
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Related to fregull (“door-leaf”) which Orel derives from metathesis of flegër (“wing of the nose, wooden plate”), Proto-Albanian *awa-laga, from Proto-Indo-European *legh; however, this etymology is disputed.

Noun

flegë f

  1. window

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “flegë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 99

Further reading

  • “flegë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “flegë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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