dhallë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • llallë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dzalā,[1] from earlier *dzalakta, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákt (gen. *ǵlaktós). Compare Old Armenian կաթն (katʻn), Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”), Hittite 𒂵𒆷𒀝𒋻 (galaktar, “balm, resin”), Latin lac (“milk, milky juice”), Waigali zōr (“milk”) and the irregular Romanian zară.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðaːɫ/

Noun

dhallë m (definite dhalli)

  1. buttermilk

Declension

Declension of dhallë
singular
indefinite definite
nominative dhallë dhalli
accusative dhallin
dat./abl. dhalli dhallit

Derived terms

  • dhallëshitës
  • dhallëtor
  • dhallanik

Descendants

  • → Aromanian: dhalã

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhallë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
  2. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 153

Further reading

  • “dhallë”, 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]‎[2], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “dhallë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[3]
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