dallëndyshe
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From dallënd + -ysh. Compare këlysh. Seems to be related to the Illyrian word Ταυλάντιοι (Taulántioi). The apparent shift of the initial t to d remains to be explained.
Noun edit
dallëndyshe f (plural dallëndyshe, definite dallëndyshja, definite plural dallëndyshet)
- swallow (Hirundinidae)
- (textiles) castle: forked part of the loom from which the heddles are suspended
- wooden linchpin securing the stilt to the plowbeam
- (equine anatomy) frog of a horse’s hoof
Synonyms edit
- (linchpin in plowbeam): rrogëz
Hyponyms edit
- dallëndyshe bishtgëshërë (“barn swallow”) (Hirundo rustica)
- dallëndyshe e brigjeve (“bank swallow”) (Riparia riparia)
- dallëndyshe deti (“tern, sea swallow”) (Sterna hirundo)
- dallëndyshe kërbishtkuqe (“red-rumped swallow”) (Hirundo daurica)
- dallëndyshe nate (“European nightjar”) (Caprimulgus europaeus)