pilivesë

Albanian

Etymology

From the expressive prefix pili- and ve ‘egg’.[1]

Noun

pilivesë f (plural pilivesa, definite pilivesa, definite plural pilivesat)

  1. dragonfly
  2. (figurative) slender and sprightly girl

Declension

Declension of pilivesë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pilivesë pilivesa pilivesa pilivesat
accusative pilivesën
dative pilivese pilivesës pilivesave pilivesave
ablative pilivesash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pilivesë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 326
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