huall

Albanian

Alternative forms

huell — Gheg
hoje

Etymology

Two possible etymologies:

from Proto-Albanian *xāljā, from earlier *ksān and suffix -jā, from pre-Albanian *s-keh₂n, metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *kh₂en, oblique of *kóh₂r̥ (“wax”) (compare Greek κηρός (kirós), Lithuanian korỹs (“id”)).^[1] The change of *n to l is irregular.
from Proto-Albanian *skāla, further related to hollë (see there for more),^[2] although admittedly very difficult to reconcile semantically.

Noun

huall m (plural hoje, definite hualli, definite plural hojet)

honeycomb
Synonym: felë

Coordinate terms: krodhë, qengjë

Declension

Declension of **huall**
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	huall	hualli	hoje	hojet
accusative	huall	huallin	hoje	hojet
dative	hualli	huallit	hojeve	hojeve
ablative	hualli	huallit	hojesh	hojeve

References

^ J.P. Mallory & D.Q. Adams, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, s.v. "wax" (London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997), 637.
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “huall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 151

Further reading

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