mjellmë

Albanian
Një mjellmë - A swan

Alternative forms
  • mjelmë, mjellme, mjellemë, mjelleme

Etymology

From miell, because of its color; from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰos (“white”). Structurally identical with Lithuanian melmuõ (“kidney stone”), Old Saxon melm (“sand, dust”) and Old High German melm (“dust”), both Proto-Germanic forms from *malmaz, *malmōn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mjɛɫmə/

Noun

mjellmë f (plural mjellma, definite mjellma, definite plural mjellmat)

  1. swan (Cygnus)

Declension
Declension of mjellmë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative mjellmë mjellma mjellma mjellmat
accusative mjellmën
dative mjellme mjellmave mjellmës mjellmavet
ablative mjellmash

Hyponyms

Descendants
  • Aromanian: mielmã
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