pusullë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • posulle
  • pustull

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *posъlъ, from *sъlъ (“messenger”).[1] Compare Proto-Slavic *sъlati (“to send”).[2] Dizdari suggests a borrowing from Turkish pusula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈsuːɫ/

Noun

pusúllë f (plural pusulla, definite pusulla, definite plural pusullat)

  1. a short message or note written on a piece of paper and sent to somebody

Declension

Declension of pusullë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pusullë pusulla pusulla pusullat
accusative pusullën
dative pusulle pusullës pusullave pusullave
ablative pusullash

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “posullë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 340
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “pusullë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1202

Further reading

  • “pusullë”, 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
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