ranishtë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Gheg loan, from rërë / rânë (“sand”) +‎ -ishtë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾaˈniʃtə/
  • Rhymes: -iʃtə

Noun

ranishtë f (plural ranishta, definite ranishta, definite plural ranishtat)

  1. sandbank, shoal
  2. sandy soil
  3. sandpit (for extraction)

Declension

Declension of ranishtë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ranishtë ranishta ranishta ranishtat
accusative ranishtën
dative ranishte ranishtës ranishtave ranishtave
ablative ranishtash

References

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 1633a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “rânishte […] ranishtë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 423a
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