ranishtë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A Gheg loan, from rërërânë (sand) +‎ -ishtë.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ranishtë f (plural ranishta, definite ranishta, definite plural ranishtat)

  1. sandbank, shoal
  2. sandy soil
  3. sandpit (for extraction)

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References

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  • “ranishtë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1633a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “rânishte [] ranishtë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 423a