guall

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gāla[1] or *gōl(w)a, from Proto-Indo-European *golH-weh₂, from *gelH- (“naked; head”); compare Serbo-Croatian gláva (“head”), Lithuanian galvà (“head”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡu.aɫ]

Noun

guall m (plural guaj, definite gualli, definite plural guajt)

  1. shell (of nut, egg)
  2. shell (of turtle, crab, snail)
  3. husk, dry pod
  4. crust, incrustation

Declension
Declension of guall
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative guall guaj gualli guajt
accusative guallin
dative gualli guajve guallit guajvet
ablative guajsh

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “guall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126
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