pellg

Albanian

Etymology

From Old Albanian pellëg, borrowed from Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).[1]

Noun

pellg m (plural pellgje, definite pellgu, definite plural pellgjet)

  1. puddle, pool, pond
  2. deep part of a body of water
  3. basin of a body of water and the surrounding land
  4. bight in a body of water
  5. basin of land containing mineral deposits

Declension

Declension of pellg
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pellg pellgu pellgje pellgjet
accusative pellgun
dative pellgu pellgut pellgjeve pellgjeve
ablative pellgjesh

Derived terms

  • pellgaçe
  • pellgishte
  • pellgore
  • pellgovinë
  • pëllëng, pellëng

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pellg”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 314

Further reading

  • “pellg”, 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
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “pellg”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
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