shoshë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • shoshe

Etymology

Noun form of shosh (“to sieve”) +‎ -ë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoʃə/, [ʃoːʃ]
  • Rhymes: -oʃə
  • Hyphenation: shó‧shë

Noun

shoshë f (plural shósha, definite shósha, definite plural shóshat)

  1. sieve, riddle
    Synonym: sitë
  2. (figurative) object or method to investigate or study something in detail
  3. (figurative) little, small place or thing
    Synonyms: pak, i vogël
    një shoshë qiell ― a piece of sky
  4. washer, sprinkler
  5. (adjective) holey
    Synonym: vrima-vrima

Declension

Declension of shoshë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shoshë shosha shosha shoshat
accusative shoshën
dative shoshe shoshës shoshave shoshave
ablative shoshash

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “shoshë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shosh […] ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 488
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