qiell
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin caelum (“sky, heaven”),[1][2] specifically from the nominative plural caelī.[3] First attested as feminine qiell/qiellja (Buzuku). Compare Italian cielo, Romanian cer.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]qiell m (plural qiej, definite qielli, definite plural qiejt)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | qiell | qielli | qiej | qiejt |
| accusative | qiellin | |||
| dative | qielli | qiellit | qiejve | qiejve |
| ablative | qiejsh | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “qiell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 360
- ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “qiell”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1220
- ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006), Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 179
Further reading
[edit]- Bardhi, Frang (1635), Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 9: “caelum — kiel”
- “qiell”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980