pilivesë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the expressive prefix pili- and ve ‘egg’.[1]
Noun
[edit]pilivesë f (plural pilivesa, definite pilivesa, definite plural pilivesat)
- dragonfly
- (figurative) slender and sprightly girl
Declension
[edit]Declension of pilivesë
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pilivesë | pilivesa | pilivesa | pilivesat |
| accusative | pilivesën | |||
| dative | piliveseje | pilivesës | pilivesave | pilivesave |
| ablative | pilivesash | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pilivesë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 326