pilivesë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • pilivoesë

Etymology

From the expressive prefix pili- and ve ‘egg’.[1]

Noun

pilivesë f (plural pilivesa, definite pilivesa, definite plural pilivesat)

  1. dragonfly
  2. (figurative) slender and sprightly girl

Declension
Declension of pilivesë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative pilivesë pilivesa pilivesa pilivesat
accusative pilivesën
dative pilivese pilivesave pilivesës pilivesavet
ablative pilivesash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pilivesë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 326
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