syzë

Albanian

Etymology

From sy (“eye”) +‎ -zë (diminutive suffix). The meaning "cell" might be a calque of Turkish göz, also meaning "eye" like sy.

Noun

syzë f (plural syza, definite syza, definite plural syzat)

  1. drawer
    Synonyms: heqëse, sirtar
  2. honeycomb, cell

Declension

Declension of syzë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative syzë syza syza syzat
accusative syzën
dative syze syzës syzave syzave
ablative syzash

Further reading

  • “syzë”, 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
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