Shalë

See also: shalë and shale

English

Alternative forms
  • Shale

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Shalë, itself from shalë (“saddle”), borrowed through a probable form of Vulgar Latin *salla (probably influenced by Latin salio), from Latin sella. Compare Romanian șa, șale.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃalə/

Proper noun

Shalë

  1. A former municipality and now subdivision of the municipality of Shkodër, Albania
  2. A river flowing from its source in the Albanian Alps, near the village of Theth
  3. A historical tribe and region of northern Albania

Albanian

Etymology

From shalë (“saddle”), borrowed through a probable form of Vulgar Latin *salla (probably influenced by Latin salio), from Latin sella. Compare Romanian șa, șale.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃalə/, [ʃaːl]

Proper noun

Shalë f (definite Shala)

  1. Shalë (a municipal unit in Albania)
  2. Shalë (a river in Albania)
  3. A historical tribe and region of northern Albania

Declension
Declension of Shalë
indefinite definite
nominative Shalë Shala
accusative Shalën
dat./abl. Shale Shalës
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