pjellë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pelā (“child”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to drive”). Related to pjell and mbjell.

Noun

pjellë f (plural pjella, definite pjella, definite plural pjellat)

  1. child; spawn
    Synonym: fëmijë
  2. consequence, aftermath
    Synonyms: pasojë, rrjedhojë

Declension
Declension of pjellë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative pjellë pjella pjella pjellat
accusative pjellën
dative pjelle pjellave pjellës pjellavet
ablative pjellash

References
  • “pjellë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pjell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
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