plis
Albanian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *plitś(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel-(t-) (“to sliver, split off, splinter off”).[1] Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *plitja, again cognate to Sanskrit फलति (phálati, “to burst, split”), Latin spolium (“stripped skin”).[2]
Alternative forms
Noun
plis m (plural plisa, definite plisi, definite plural plisat)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Compounds
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian *p(i)litja, cognate to Old High German filz, Latin pellis, Greek πῖλος (pîlos), Proto-Slavic *pьlstь.[3]
Noun
plis m (plural plisa, definite plisi, definite plural plisat)
- wool felt
- felt skullcap
- felt pad placed under a yoke or pack saddle to protect the necks of draft animals
Derived terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 326
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[2], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “plis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
French
Noun
plis m
Anagrams
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Determiner
plis
See also
Hdi
Etymology
Cognate to Baldemu pilish, which see for more cognates.
Noun
plis
References
- Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Erin Shay, A Grammar of Hdi (2002, →ISBN
- Topics in Chadic linguistics 3, volume 3 (2007), page 71
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
plis
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
plis
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Interjection
plis
Categories:
- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- French non-lemma forms
- French noun plural forms
- Haitian Creole terms inherited from French
- Haitian Creole terms derived from French
- Haitian Creole lemmas
- Haitian Creole determiners
- Hdi lemmas
- Hdi nouns
- Mauritian Creole terms with IPA pronunciation
- Mauritian Creole terms derived from French
- Mauritian Creole lemmas
- Mauritian Creole nouns
- Mauritian Creole verbs
- Mauritian Creole verb forms
- Tok Pisin terms inherited from English
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin interjections