shpullë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *eś-pulā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂-eh₂ < *pleh₂- (“to spread out”). Compare Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē, “palm”), Latin palma.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃpuːɫ]

Noun

shpullë f (plural shpulla, definite shpulla, definite plural shpullat)

  1. palm
  2. slap

Declension

Declension of shpullë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative shpullë shpulla shpulla shpullat
accusative shpullën
dative shpulle shpullës shpullave shpullave
ablative shpullash

References

  1. ^ Forschungen, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 230
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