syzë

Albanian

Etymology

From sy (“eye”) +‎ -zë (diminutive suffix). The meaning "cell" might be a calque of Turkish göz, also meaning "eye" like sy.

Noun

syzë f (plural syza, definite syza, definite plural syzat)

1. drawer

   Synonyms: heqëse, sirtar

2. honeycomb, cell

Declension

Declension of syzë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	syzë	syza	syza	syzat
accusative		syzën
dative	syze	syzës	syzave	syzave
ablative			syzash

Related terms

• sy
• syze

Further reading

• “syzë”, 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