truall

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A variant of truaj or a derivative of terë, which explains the plural troje.[1] Alternatively, Orel relates it to Latin trībulum (“thresher”), but the connection between 'thresher' and 'estate' is not explained.[2]

Noun

truall m (plural troje, definite trualli, definite plural trojet)

  1. land, estate, country

Declension

Declension of truall
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative truall trualli troje trojet
accusative truallin
dative trualli truallit trojeve trojeve
ablative trojesh

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. PPrishtinë: Rilindja, p.196-197
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “truall ~ truell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 466

Further reading

  • “truall”, 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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