pellg

Albanian

Etymology

From Old Albanian pellëg, borrowed from Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).[1]

Noun

pellg m (plural pellgje, definite pellgu, definite plural pellgjet)

  1. puddle, pool, pond
  2. deep part of a body of water
  3. basin of a body of water and the surrounding land
  4. bight in a body of water
  5. basin of land containing mineral deposits

Declension
Declension of pellg
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative pellg pellgje pellgu pellgjet
accusative pellgun
dative pellgu pellgjeve pellgut pellgjevet
ablative pellgjesh

Derived terms
  • pellgaçe
  • pellgishte
  • pellgore
  • pellgovinë
  • pëllëng, pellëng

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pellg”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 314
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