fjollë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *v-mel-neH2, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Compare English millet and various other cognates with various different meanings. Ultimately a doublet of bluaj, mjell, and miell.

Noun

fjollë f (plural fjolla, definite fjolla, definite plural fjollat)

1. snowflake
2. fine snow
3. skein of flax yarn

Declension

Declension of fjollë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	fjollë	fjolla	fjolla	fjollat
accusative			fjollën
dative	fjolleje	fjollave	fjollës	fjollave
ablative		fjollash

Derived terms

• fjolla-fjolla

Related terms

• bluaj
• mjell
• miell