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fjollë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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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.[1]

Noun

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

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

Declension

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Declension of fjollë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjollë fjolla fjolla fjollat
accusative fjollën
dative fjolle fjollës fjollave fjollave
ablative fjollash

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fqollë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 102

Further reading

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  • fjollë”, 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