platformë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French plate-forme.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oɾmə

Noun

platformë f (plural platforma)

1. platform; podium

   Synonym: podium

2. platform (for railroads, etc.)
3. landing (of a staircase)

   Synonym: kryeshkallë

4. (figurative, politics) platform, programme

   Synonym: program

5. running board (of a car)

   Synonym: shkallare

References

• “platfórm/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980, page 1500a
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “platformë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 390b