sillë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *čīlā-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷih₁-tl-éh₂, from *kʷyeh₁- (to rest; rest, peace).[1] Compare English while, Latin tranquillus, Sanskrit चिर (cirá).

Noun

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sillë f (plural silla, definite silla, definite plural sillat)

  1. breakfast
  2. (dated) food brought out in the morning to a farmer working in the field

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 225