abdhellë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek βδέλλα (vdélla).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abdhellë f (plural abdhella, definite abdhella)

  1. (Arvanitika) leech, bloodsucker

References

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  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “abδelε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 1