qiell
Albanian
Alternative forms
- qill — Gheg
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin caelum (“sky, heaven”),[1][2] specifically from the nominative plural caelī.[3] First attested as feminine qiell/qiellja (Buzuku). Compare Italian cielo, Romanian cer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcçi.ɛɫ/
Noun
qiell m (plural qiej, definite qielli, definite plural qiejt)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | qiell | qielli | qiej | qiejt |
| accusative | qiellin | |||
| dative | qielli | qiellit | qiejve | qiejve |
| ablative | qiejsh | |||
Derived terms
- qiellgërvishtës
- qiellor
- qiellzë
- qiellzor
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qiell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 360
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “qiell”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1220
- ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 179
Further reading
- Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 9: “caelum — kiel”
- “qiell”, 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