Tiranë

See also: tirane and Tirane

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /tɪˈɹɑː.nə/

Proper noun

Tiranë

1. Alternative spelling of Tirana.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Tiron — Gheg

Etymology

From older Terrana (in Latin sources), from Proto-Albanian *Tūrsanā, either reflecting or possibly from Doric Greek Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí)/Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí), an epithet used to denote the inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea (cf. Latin Mare Tyrrhēnum). see toskë, another ethnonym derived from Etruscans.

Proper noun

Tiranë f (definite Tirana)

1. Tirana (a municipality, the capital and largest city of Albania, located in the center of the country west of the mountain of Dajti on the plain of Tirana; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality)
2. a river in Albania, tributary of the Gjole (and consequently Ishëm) that passes near its eponymous city

Declension

Declension of Tiranë

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Tiranë	Tirana
accusative		Tiranën
dative/ablative	Tirane	Tiranës

Derived terms

nouns

• tiranas
• tiranase

Descendants

• → Aromanian: Tiranã, Tirane
• → Norwegian Bokmål: Tiranë, Tirana

See also

• Gjole (river formed by the confluence of Tiranë and Tërkuzë)

Norwegian Bokmål

Vista de Petrela, Tiranë, Albania.

Etymology

From Albanian Tiranë, from older Terrana (in Latin sources), from Proto-Albanian *Tūrsanā, possibly Ancient Greek Τυρσηνοί (Tursēnoí), Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí), an epithet used to denote the inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea (cf. Latin Mare Tyrrhēnum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪˈrɑːnə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːnə
• Hyphenation: Ti‧ra‧në

Proper noun

Tiranë

1. Tirana (a former district of Albania)

   Tiranë var hovedstadsdistriktet i prefekturet Tiranë, i det sentrale Albania.

   Tiranë was the capital district of the prefecture of Tiranë, in central Albania.

2. Tirana (a county of Central Albania, Albania)

   Tiranë er et av Albanias tolv prefekturer.

   Tiranë is one of Albania's twelve prefectures /counties.

Related terms

• Tirana (“Tirana”)