vetull
Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *vittula, diminutive of Latin vitta (“band, headband”),[1] although very uncertain since the word is not attested anywhere in old manuscripts or in the Romance languages. Çabej considers it an inherited word; compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *wṓˀka (“eyelid”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]vétull f (plural vetulla, definite vetulla, definite plural vetullat)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vetull | vetulla | vetulla | vetullat |
| accusative | vetullën | |||
| dative | vetulle | vetullës | vetullave | vetullave |
| ablative | vetullash | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “vetull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 503
- ^ R.Trofenik, "Zeitschrift für Balkanologie, Band 24", the University of Virginia, 1988, p. 89
Further reading
[edit]- “vetull”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026