shpellë

Albanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpeːɫ(ə)/

Noun

shpellë f (plural shpella, definite shpella, definite plural shpellat)

  1. cave
    Askush s'ka hyrë në këtë shpellë më parë.
    Nobody has entered this cave before.
  2. boulder
    Hipi mbi një shpellë.
    He/she climbed onto a boulder.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • shpellar
  • shpellinë
  • shpelloj
  • shpellor
  • shpellanik

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “shpellë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
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