shpirrë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Deverbative of an unattested *shpirroj, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *dis-spīrāre, derivative of Latin spīrāre (“to blow”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shpirrë f (plural shpirra, definite shpirra, definite plural shpirrat)

  1. (medicine) asthma
    Synonyms: astmë, gulç, frymëz
  2. (medicine) bronchitis
    Synonym: bronkit
  3. (veterinary) respiratory catarrh in livestock and poultry, such as heaves in horses

Declension

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Declension of shpirrë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative shpirrë shpirra shpirra shpirrat
accusative shpirrën
dative shpirreje shpirrave shpirrës shpirrave
ablative shpirrash

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shpirrë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 430

Further reading

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  • “shpirrë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • “shpirrë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shpirrë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 493
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