shoshë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shoshe

Etymology

Noun form of shosh (“to sieve”) +‎ -ë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃoʃə/, [ʃoːʃ]
• Rhymes: -oʃə
• Hyphenation: shó‧shë

Noun

shoshë f (plural shósha, definite shósha, definite plural shóshat)

1. sieve, riddle

   Synonym: sitë

2. (figurative) object or method to investigate or study something in detail
3. (figurative) little, small place or thing

   Synonyms: pak, i vogël

   një shoshë qiell ― a piece of sky

4. washer, sprinkler
5. (adjective) holey

   Synonym: vrima-vrima

Related terms

• shosh

Further reading

• “shoshë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “shoshë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “shosh […] ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 488