fshij

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • Gheg: mëshîj, mshîj
  • Tosk: pshij, pëshinj, mpshij, mbëshinj

Etymology

From dialectal Tosk pshij, pëshinj, from Proto-Albanian *bʰs-in-je/o-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes- (rub) (compare Old High German besamo (broom), Ancient Greek ψάω (psáō, to rub), English berry).

Verb

fshij (aorist fshiva, participle fshirë)

  1. to sweep
  2. to brush off, dust, wipe (off)
  3. (computing) to erase, delete

Conjugation

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