thelë

Albanian

Etymology

Variant of felë.

Noun

thelë f (plural thela, definite thela, definite plural thelat)

1. slice, cut (e.g. of meat)

   thelë mishi ― cut of meat

   Thela e madhe të ngec në fyt.

   Don't bite off more than you can chew.

   (literally, “The big slice sticks in your throat.”)

2. segment (of a segmented fruit)

   thelë portokalli ― orange segment

3. (figurative, humorous) slice, portion (of a profit)

   mori thelën më të madhe ― he took the biggest slice

4. gash

Declension

Declension of thelë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	thelë	thela	thela	thelat
accusative		thelën
dative	thele	thelës	thelave	thelave
ablative			thelash

Derived terms

• thelëmoj
• thelmë

References

• “thelë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006