pjellë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pelā (“child”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to drive”). Related to pjell and mbjell.

Noun

pjellë f (plural pjella, definite pjella, definite plural pjellat)

1. child; spawn

   Synonym: fëmijë

2. consequence, aftermath

   Synonyms: pasojë, rrjedhojë

Declension

Declension of pjellë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	pjellë	pjella	pjella	pjellat
accusative			pjellën
dative	pjelle	pjellave	pjellës	pjellavet
ablative		pjellash

Related terms

• pjell
• mbjell

References

• “pjellë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pjell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 330