shëllij

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin salīre (to salt).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃəˈɫij/

Verb

shëllij (aorist shëlliva, participle shëllirë)

  1. to salt a lot
  2. to brine

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References

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