fyell

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *spāli, from Proto-Indo-European *spel- (compare Greek σπήλαιο (spílaio, “cave, cavern”)).

Noun

fyell m (plural fyej, definite fyelli, definite plural fyejt)

  1. pipe, tobacco pipe
  2. flute, fife, shepherd's pipe
    Synonyms: flaut, flojere
  3. blowpipe (of bagpipes)
  4. (colloquial, anatomy) long articulated bone

Declension
Declension of fyell
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative fyell fyej fyelli fyejt
accusative fyellin
dative fyelli fyejve fyellit fyejvet
ablative fyejsh

Derived terms

Adjective

fyell (feminine fyelle) (colloquial)

  1. straight
    e ka trupin fyell ― he has a straight body
  2. (figurative) empty
    e ka mendjen fyell ― he has an empty head

Adverb

fyell (colloquial)

  1. a lot, lots, very (often with the adjective for straight)
    e kishte shtatin fyell të drejtë ― he has a very straight body

References
  • “fyell”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “fyell”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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