fjalë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *feln-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (to say aloud, recite); compare English spell, Ancient Greek ἀπειλή (apeilḗ, threat). Related to flas (to speak). Or possibly borrowed from Latin fabula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjalə/, [fjaːl]

Noun

fjalë f (plural fjalë, definite fjala, definite plural fjalët)

  1. word
    Nuk e kuptoj këtë fjalë.
    I don't understand this word.

Declension

Declension of fjalë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjalë fjala fjalë fjalët
accusative fjalën
dative fjale fjalës fjalëve fjalëve
ablative fjalësh

See also

Further reading

  • fjalë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “fjalë”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[1]