qëlloj

Albanian

Etymology

Internal development from sjell.[1] Alternatively restored from an earlier *përqëlloj, from Latin percellāre (to beat down).[2]

Verb

qëlloj (aorist qëllova, participle qëlluar)

  1. to hit
    Synonyms: cerk, godas
  2. to beat
  3. to gain, obtain

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “qëlloj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1219
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qëlloj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 360

Further reading

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