zulë
See also: zule
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *dzulā, a zero-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call”). Cognate to Sanskrit हवते (hávate, “to call, invoke”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (zauuaiti) and Old Church Slavonic зъвати (zŭvati).[1]
Noun
zulë f (plural zulë, definite zula, definite plural zulët)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | zulë | zula | zulë | zulët |
| accusative | zulën | |||
| dative | zule | zulës | zulëve | zulëve |
| ablative | zulësh | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zulë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 526
Further reading
- “zulë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006