qëlloj

Albanian

Etymology

Internal development from sjell.[1] Alternatively restored from an earlier *përqëlloj, from Latin percellāre (to beat down).[2]

Verb

qëlloj (aorist qëllova, participle qëlluar)

  1. to hit
    Synonyms: cerk, godas
  2. to beat
  3. to gain, obtain

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “qëlloj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1219
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qëlloj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 360

Further reading

  • qëlloj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “qëlloj”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
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