furfule

Albanian

Alternative forms

• furfullac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuɾfuˈle/
• Rhymes: -le
• Hyphenation: fur‧fu‧lé

Noun

furfule f (plural furfuletë, definite furfuleja) (colloquial)

1. (uncountable) wind, north wind

   Synonyms: murrlan, erë

2. (in the plural) wooden splints

   Synonym: ashkël

3. (also adjective, derogatory) giddy, facile person

   Synonym: mendjelehtë

Declension

Declension of furfule

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	furfule	furfuleja
accusative		furfulenë
dat./abl.	furfuleje	furfulesë

Related terms

• fërfëllij
• fërfëllim
• fërfëllimë
• fërfëllizë
• fërfëllohem
• fërfëlloj
• fërfërimë
• fërfërin
• fërfërit
• fërfëritje

 

Further reading

• “furfule”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “furfule”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “furfull-ac”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 118