mjegull

Albanian

Alternative forms

• mjegullë, mjergull(ë) — Tosk
• njegull(ë), njeg — Gheg

Etymology

Apocope of dialectal mjegullë, from Proto-Albanian *meg(u)lā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰ-leh₂ (“mist”) (compare Lithuanian miglà, Polish mgła, Greek ομίχλη (omíchli)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmjɛɡuɫ]

Noun

mjegull f (plural mjegulla, definite mjegulla, definite plural mjegullat)

1. fog
2. haze, mist

Related terms

• përmjerr