qiellzë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qiellëz, qellëz, qillëz — dialectal

Etymology

From qiell (“sky”) +‎ -zë. For semantics compare Greek ουρανίσκος (ouranískos), South Proto-Slavic *nebьce.

Noun

qiellzë f (plural qiellza)

1. (anatomy) palate
2. arch, vaulting on doors or brick ovens

Derived terms

• qiellzor

 

References

• “qíellz/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1610b
• Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱieł”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 225f.