thëllim

Albanian

Etymology

Cognate to Lithuanian šálti (“to freeze”), Sanskrit शिशिर (śíśira, “cold, cool”), Old Norse háll (“slippery”). Alternatively, a derivative of thellë, with an intermediate meaning of “darkness; storm” to “harsh cold”.

Noun

thëllim m (plural thëllime, definite thëllimi, definite plural thëllimet)

  1. harsh cold, frost
    Synonym: acar

Declension

Declension of thëllim
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative thëllim thëllimi thëllime thëllimet
accusative thëllimin
dative thëllimi thëllimit thëllimeve thëllimeve
ablative thëllimesh
Verbal nouns in -im are grammatically masculine when singular and grammatically feminine in the plural.

Adjective

thëllim (feminine thëllime)

  1. (frozen and clear) weather (ice) wind, (severe) cold
    Synonym: acar

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “thëllim”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “thëllim”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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