miell

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *melwa, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-wo-m, from *melh₂- (“to grind up”),[1] close to German Mehl (“id”), Greek μύλος (mýlos), Latin molere. Compare also Romanian mălai. Ultimately a doublet of mëllë.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmi.ɛɫ]

Noun

miell m (plural miellra, definite mielli, definite plural miellrat)

  1. flour
  2. powder

Declension
Declension of miell
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative miell miellra mielli miellrat
accusative miellin
dative mielli miellrave miellit miellravet
ablative miellrash

Derived terms

References
  1. Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 218
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