fshikë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• pshikë, mëshikë

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca. Compare Romanian bășică.

Noun

fshikë f (plural fshika, definite fshika, definite plural fshikat)

1. (anatomy) bladder
2. (anatomy) blister
3. cocoon

Declension

Declension of fshikë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fshikë	fshika	fshika	fshikat
accusative		fshikën
dative	fshike	fshikës	fshikave	fshikave
ablative			fshikash

Hyponyms

• fshikë e mëndafshi (“silkworm cocoon”)

Derived terms

• fshik
• fshika-fshika
• fshikakuq
• fshikartë
• fshikët
• fshikëz
• fshikëzezë
• fshikje

Further reading

• “fshikë”, 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