avull

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *abula, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰel-, from *nébʰos (cloud).[1] Closely related to Messapic atabulus. Compare Latin nebula (mist, cloud), Old English nifol (mist, darkness), Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē). Compare also Romanian abur.

Noun[edit]

avull m (plural avuj, definite avulli, definite plural avujt)

  1. steam

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Aromanian: abur
  • Romanian: abur

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “avull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 464