ranishtë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Gheg loan, from rërë／rânë (“sand”) +‎ -ishtë.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾaˈniʃtə/
  • Rhymes: -iʃtə

Noun

ranishtë f (plural ranishta, definite ranishta, definite plural ranishtat)

  1. sandbank, shoal
  2. sandy soil
  3. sandpit (for extraction)

Declension
Declension of ranishtë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative ranishtë ranishta ranishta ranishtat
accusative ranishtën
dative ranishte ranishtave ranishtës ranishtavet
ablative ranishtash

References
  • “ranishtë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 1633a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “rânishte […] ranishtë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 423a
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