diell
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Disputed. Possibilities include:
- From Proto-Albanian *delwa, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”), a tabooistic substitute of the original *sóh₂wl̥, based on a color objective. Cognate with Sanskrit हरि (hari), Latin helvus, Lithuanian žalias.[1]
- From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wélyos (“sun”), from the oblique stem of *sóh₂wl̥. For the development of the initial compare djersë (“sweat”) from *sweyd-, and dergjem (“lie ill”), from mediopassive Proto-Indo-European *sworgʰéyeti, from *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry”).
- From *dʲęła- < *dela- < PIE *ǵʰelh₃u̯o- "the yellow one".[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [djɛɫ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
diell m (plural diej, definite dielli, definite plural diejt)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | diell | dielli | diej | diejt |
| accusative | diellin | |||
| dative | dielli | diellit | diejve | diejve |
| ablative | diejsh | |||
Derived terms
- dielldridhës
- diellishtë
- diellor
- diellshëm
- diellzim
- diellzohet
- diellzoj
- diellzon
Related terms
References
- ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “diell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page -
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “diell”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]