furtunë

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin fortūna. Compare Romanian furtună, Greek φουρτούνα (fourtoúna), Turkish fırtına.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fuɾˈtunə/
  • Rhymes: -unə
  • Hyphenation: fur‧tú‧në

Noun[edit]

furtunë f (plural furtuna, definite furtuna, definite plural furtunat)

  1. storm, gale
    Synonyms: stuhi, shtrëngatë
  2. (obsolete) fortune, luck
    Synonym: fat
  3. meteor
    Synonym: meteor
  4. (figurative) unexpected/sudden event
    Synonym: tronditje
  5. (also adjective) quick and hasty

Declension[edit]

Declension of furtunë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative furtunë furtuna furtuna furtunat
accusative furtunën
dative furtune furtunave furtunës furtunave
ablative furtunash

Further reading[edit]

  • “furtunë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • “furtunë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “furtunë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 119
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