qiell
Albanian
Alternative forms
- qillë (Gheg)
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin caelum (“sky, heaven”),[1][2] specifically from the nominative plural caelī.[3] First attested as feminine qiell/qiellja (Buzuku). Compare Italian cielo, Romanian cer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcçi.ɛɫ/
Noun
qiell m (plural qiej, definite qielli, definite plural qiejt)
Declension
Derived terms
- qiellgërvishtës
- qiellor
- qiellzë
- qiellzor
References
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “qiell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 360
- Topalli, K. (2017), “qiell”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1220
- Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 179
Further reading
- Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (in Latin), page 9: “caelum — kiel”
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