gjilpërë

Albanian

gjilpëra

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from Proto-Albanian *salpanā, related to gjalm[1], or a compound of *gjil/gjyl, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gwelH- 'to prick, stick', + *përë/panë, variants of pe 'thread'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟilˈpəɾə/, /ɟʑɪlˈpəɹ/

Noun

gjilpërë f (indefinite plural gjilpëra, definite singular gjilpëra, definite plural gjilpërat)

  1. needle
    Nuk e di pse frikësohet nga gjilpëra.
    I don't know why he's afraid of needles.
  2. pin

Declension

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), gjilpërë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 134
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