ranishtë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ranishte
• rânishte, rânishtë — Gheg

Etymology

A Gheg loan, from rërë / rânë (“sand”) +‎ -ishtë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈniʃtə/
• Rhymes: -iʃtə

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of ranishtë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ranishtë	ranishta	ranishta	ranishtat
accusative		ranishtën
dative	ranishte	ranishtës	ranishtave	ranishtave
ablative			ranishtash

References

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