vetull

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *vittula, diminutive of Latin vitta (“band, headband”),[1] although very uncertain since the word is not attested anywhere in old manuscripts or in the Romance languages. Çabej considers it an inherited word; compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *wṓˀka (“eyelid”).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

vétull f (plural vetulla, definite vetulla, definite plural vetullat)

  1. eyebrow
  2. overhang
  3. arched part of something

Declension

Declension of vetull
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vetull vetulla vetulla vetullat
accusative vetullën
dative vetulle vetullës vetullave vetullave
ablative vetullash

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “vetull”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 503
  2. ^ R.Trofenik, "Zeitschrift für Balkanologie, Band 24", the University of Virginia, 1988, p. 89

Further reading

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