dëllinjë

Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

dëllenjë, dëllënjë, dullinjë, dullenjë, dullî, gllî — Gheg

Etymology edit

According to Orel, from dialectal dëllënjë, from Proto-Albanian *daislanjā, from *daislā (“tendon, sinew”) (modern dell).^[1] According to Çabej (corroborated by Demiraj), a derivative of dyllë (“wax, sap”) > *dyɫinjə with the -inj plural suffix.^[2] According to Topalli, the root could have been inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰayl- (“part, watershed”) with the same plural suffix.^[3]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /dəˈɫiːɲ/

Noun edit

dëllinjë f (plural dëllinja, definite dëllinja, definite plural dëllinjat)

(botany) juniper (Juniperus communis)

Synonyms edit

fidhës

Hyponyms edit

dëllinjë e kuqe (“prickly juniper”) (Juniperus oxycedrus)
dëllinjë e zezë (“common juniper”) (Juniperus communis)

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dëllinjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎^[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 132
^ Topalli, K. (2017) “dëllinjë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 377-378

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dëllinjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 63

[2] Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎^[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 132

[3] Topalli, K. (2017) “dëllinjë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 377-378

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