ninullë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From ninë (“cradle”) +‎ -ullë, from Vulgar Latin. Compare Italian ninna (“lullaby”) and Sardinian ninna (“cradle”).[1]

Noun

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ninúllë f (plural ninúlla, definite ninúlla, definite plural ninúllat)

  1. lullaby
    Synonym: ninananë

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ninë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 300

Further reading

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