shkal

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃkal/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *kall-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (bend). Cognate to Latin calco (to spur) and Lithuanian atsikalti (to lean against (upon)).

Verb

shkal (aorist shkala, participle shkalur)

  1. to tread, spur (on the heel)
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *skala, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (to cut, split, chop). Cognate to Ancient Greek σκάλλω (skállō, to chop), Lithuanian skeliù (to split) and Old Norse skilja (id).[1]

Verb

shkal (aorist shkala, participle shkalur)

  1. to bring down, drag, roll, charm (of fairies)
  2. noose, snare, trap
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shkal”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 416