pullaz

Albanian

Etymology

A secondary variant of pëllas (derived from Latin palātium), with the hypercorrect voicing of the auslaut. According to Meyer a variant of lëpozë ~ lëpizë.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈɫaz/
  • Rhymes: -az
  • Hyphenation: pu‧lláz

Noun

pullaz m (plural pullaze, definite pullazi, definite plural pullazet)

  1. (architecture) roof
    Synonyms: çati, strehë

Derived terms

  • pullazinë (“attic; rooftop”)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pullaz”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 349

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “pullaz”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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