shpellë

Albanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃpɛːɫ]

Noun

shpellë f (indefinite plural shpella, definite singular 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, Kolec (2017), “shpellë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
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