finestër

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian finestra. Doublet of fënjeshtër.

Noun

finestër f (plural finestra, definite finestra)

  1. (Arbëresh) window
    Synonym: dritare
    • 1873, Girolamo de Rada, Canti di Milosao, canto 1, page 14, lines 15–16:
      mua mὺ ζὺγχoi, tue fiuturúar / κeλκevet finestὺrys
      [mua më zëgjoi, tue fjuturuar / qelqevet finestërës]
      it woke me up by flapping its wings / on the glass of my window
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