qiellzë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • qiellëz, qellëz, qillëz — dialectal

Etymology

By surface analysis, qiell (“sky”) +‎ -zë. For semantics compare Greek ουρανίσκος (ouranískos), South Proto-Slavic *nebьce.

Noun

qiéllzë f (plural qiellza)

  1. (anatomy) palate
  2. arch, vaulting on doors or brick ovens

Declension

Declension of qiellzë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative qiellzë qiellza qiellza qiellzat
accusative qiellzën
dative qiellze qiellzës qiellzave qiellzave
ablative qiellzash

Derived terms

  • qiellzor

References

  • “qíellz/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 1610b
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱieł”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 225f.
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