shëndoshë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sānitōsus (“healthy, sane”),[1][2] with adjectival -ë.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃənˈdɔʃə/, [ʃɜnˈdɔʃ(ɜ)]
  • Rhymes: -oʃə

Adjective

i shëndoshë

  1. healthy, sound
    Antonym: i sëmurë
  2. full-bodied, plump, beefy
    Synonyms: i ngjeshur, i bëshëm, i ngjallur
  3. sturdy, strong
    Synonym: i fortë
  4. (figurative) durable, stable, steadfast
    Synonyms: i qëndrueshëm, i palëkundshëm, i thellë
  5. (figurative) grounded, reasonable
    Synonyms: i drejtë, i arsyeshëm, i mbështetur, i bazuar, i fortë, i thellë
  6. (figurative) righteous, lawful, principled
    Synonym: i pastër
  7. made with great power, strong, powerful
    Synonym: i fortë
    një dackë e shëndoshë ― a powerful slap
  8. (colloquial) stable (of a currency)

Adverb

shëndoshë

  1. well, healthy, sound
    Antonym: sëmurë
    Jam shëndoshë. ― I am healthy.
  2. safely, unharmed
    U kthefsh shëndoshë! ― Come back safely!

Derived terms
  • shëndosh

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “šεndét”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 404
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shëndosh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 413

Further reading
  • “shëndoshë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, pages 1833–1834
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “scnnosc”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 132
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