selvi

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • sellvidialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سروی (servi), سلوی (selvi).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

selvi f (plural selvi, definite selvia, definite plural selvitë)

  1. cypress
    Synonym: qiparis

Declension

Declension of selvi
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative selvi selvia selvi selvitë
accusative selvinë
dative selvie selvisë selvive selvive
ablative selvish

Derived terms

  • selvishte

References

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 1740b
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “selvi”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 417f.
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “selv-í”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 448a
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “sełvī́”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 381

Turkish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /selˈvi/
  • Hyphenation: sel‧vi

Noun

selvi (definite accusative selviyi, plural selviler)

  1. alternative form of servi

Declension

Declension of selvi
singular plural
nominative selvi selviler
definite accusative selviyi selvileri
dative selviye selvilere
locative selvide selvilerde
ablative selviden selvilerden
genitive selvinin selvilerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular selvim selvilerim
2nd singular selvin selvilerin
3rd singular selvisi selvileri
1st plural selvimiz selvilerimiz
2nd plural selviniz selvileriniz
3rd plural selvileri selvileri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular selvimi selvilerimi
2nd singular selvini selvilerini
3rd singular selvisini selvilerini
1st plural selvimizi selvilerimizi
2nd plural selvinizi selvilerinizi
3rd plural selvilerini selvilerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular selvime selvilerime
2nd singular selvine selvilerine
3rd singular selvisine selvilerine
1st plural selvimize selvilerimize
2nd plural selvinize selvilerinize
3rd plural selvilerine selvilerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular selvimde selvilerimde
2nd singular selvinde selvilerinde
3rd singular selvisinde selvilerinde
1st plural selvimizde selvilerimizde
2nd plural selvinizde selvilerinizde
3rd plural selvilerinde selvilerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular selvimden selvilerimden
2nd singular selvinden selvilerinden
3rd singular selvisinden selvilerinden
1st plural selvimizden selvilerimizden
2nd plural selvinizden selvilerinizden
3rd plural selvilerinden selvilerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular selvimin selvilerimin
2nd singular selvinin selvilerinin
3rd singular selvisinin selvilerinin
1st plural selvimizin selvilerimizin
2nd plural selvinizin selvilerinizin
3rd plural selvilerinin selvilerinin
Predicative forms
singular plural
1st singular selviyim selvilerim
2nd singular selvisin selvilersin
3rd singular selvi
selvidir
selviler
selvilerdir
1st plural selviyiz selvileriz
2nd plural selvisiniz selvilersiniz
3rd plural selviler selvilerdir

Further reading

  • selvi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu