shtyllë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *stūlā-, from Proto-Indo-European *stuh₂-leh₂- < *steh₂- (“to stand up”). Compare Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos).[1] Alternatively from Byzantine Greek στῦλος (stûlos).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtyːɫ/

Noun

shtyllë f (indefinite plural shtylla, definite singular shtylla, definite plural shtyllat)

  1. pillar
  2. pole, post
  3. column
  4. plume of smoke

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • shtyllëz
  • shtyllak
  • shtyllan

References
  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 226.
  2. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shtyllë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1433
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