shëlboj

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin salvāre (to save).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃəlˈbɔj/

Verb

shëlboj (aorist shëlbova, participle shëlbuar)

  1. to bring, find salvation
  2. to liberate
    Synonyms: shpëtoj, çliroj

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shëlboj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 412

Further reading

  • shëlboj”, 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