finestër

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian finestra. Doublet of fënjeshtër.

Noun

finestër f (plural finestra, definite finestra)

1. (Arbëresh) window

   Synonym: dritare

   • 1873, Girolamo de Rada, Canti di Milosao, canto 1, page 14, lines 15–16:

     mua mὺ ζὺγχoi, tue fiuturúar / κeλκevet finestὺrys

     [mua më zëgjoi, tue fjuturuar / qelqevet finestërës]

     it woke me up by flapping its wings / on the glass of my window