shtyllë

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *stūlā-, from Proto-Indo-European *stuh₂-leh₂- < *steh₂- (to stand up). Compare Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos).[1] Alternatively from Byzantine Greek στῦλος (stûlos).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

shtyllë f (plural shtylla, definite shtylla, definite plural shtyllat)

  1. pillar
  2. pole, post
  3. column
  4. plume of smoke

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References

  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 226.
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “shtyllë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1433