djall

Albanian

Etymology

From an earlier djāll, from Proto-Albanian *diaβəł, borrowed from Latin diabolus (“devil”), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /djaɫ/

Noun

djall m (plural djaj, definite djalli, definite plural djajtë)

  1. devil

Declension

Declension of djall
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative djall djalli djaj djajtë
accusative djallin
dative djalli djallit djajve djajve
ablative djajsh

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References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “djall”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 392-393
  2. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “djall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 67

Further reading

  • “djall”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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