gadishull

Albanian

Etymology

Calque of Latin paenīnsula;[1] from gati (“nearly”) +‎ ishull (“island”) with seemingly irregular voiced -d-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈdiʃuɫ/

Noun

gadishull m (plural gadishuj, definite gadishulli, definite plural gadishujt)

  1. peninsula

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • gadishullor

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “gadishull”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 520
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