fjollë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *v-mel-neH2, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Compare English millet and various other cognates with various different meanings. Ultimately a doublet of bluaj, mjell, and miell.

Noun

fjollë f (plural fjolla, definite fjolla, definite plural fjollat)

1. snowflake
2. fine snow
3. skein of flax yarn

Declension

Declension of fjollë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjollë	fjolla	fjolla	fjollat
accusative		fjollën
dative	fjolleje	fjollës	fjollave	fjollave
ablative			fjollash

Derived terms

• fjolla-fjolla

Related terms

• bluaj
• mjell
• miell