pilivesë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the expressive prefix pili- and ve ‘egg’.[1]

Noun

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pilivesë f (plural pilivesa, definite pilivesa, definite plural pilivesat)

  1. dragonfly
  2. (figurative) slender and sprightly girl

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pilivesë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 326