shenjtërore

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From shenjtë (holy, sacred) +‎ -r- +‎ -ore.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃeɲtəˈɾoɾe/
  • Rhymes: -oɾe
  • Hyphenation: shenj‧të‧ró‧re

Noun

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shenjtërore f (plural shenjtërore, definite shenjtërorja, definite plural shenjtëroret) (archaic, religion)

  1. holy place, sanctuary, shrine, chapel (place where relics were preserved)
    Synonym: faltore
  2. apse
    Synonyms: kungë, ajodhimë, absidë, kungore

Further reading

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  • “shenjtërore”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • shenjtërore”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shënjt [] ërore”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 474