shpullë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *eś-pulā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂-eh₂ < *pleh₂- (“to spread out”). Compare Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē, “palm”), Latin palma.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃpuːɫ]

Noun

shpullë f (plural shpulla, definite shpulla, definite plural shpullat)

  1. palm
  2. slap

Declension
Declension of shpullë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative shpullë shpulla shpulla shpullat
accusative shpullën
dative shpulle shpullave shpullës shpullavet
ablative shpullash

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 230
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