dallëndyshe

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From dallënd +‎ -ysh. Compare këlysh. Seems to be related to the Illyrian word Ταυλάντιοι (Taulántioi). The apparent shift of the initial t to d remains to be explained.

Noun

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dallëndyshe f (plural dallëndyshe, definite dallëndyshja, definite plural dallëndyshet)

  1. swallow (Hirundinidae)
  2. (textiles) castle: forked part of the loom from which the heddles are suspended
  3. wooden linchpin securing the stilt to the plowbeam
  4. (equine anatomy) frog of a horse’s hoof

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