fyell

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *spāli, from Proto-Indo-European *spel- (compare Greek σπήλαιο (spílaio, “cave, cavern”)).

Noun

fyell m (plural fyej, definite fyelli, definite plural fyejt)

1. pipe, tobacco pipe
2. flute, fife, shepherd's pipe

   Synonyms: flaut, flojere

3. blowpipe (of bagpipes)
4. (colloquial, anatomy) long articulated bone

Declension

Declension of fyell

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fyell	fyelli	fyej	fyejt
accusative		fyellin
dative	fyelli	fyellit	fyejve	fyejve
ablative			fyejsh

Derived terms

• feje
• fluer
• fyelltar

Related terms

• fell

Adjective

fyell (feminine fyelle) (colloquial)

1. straight

   e ka trupin fyell ― he has a straight body

2. (figurative) empty

   e ka mendjen fyell ― he has an empty head

Adverb

fyell (colloquial)

1. a lot, lots, very (often with the adjective for straight)

   e kishte shtatin fyell të drejtë ― he has a very straight body

References

• “fyell”, 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