Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *isula, from Latin insula.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈiʃuɫ/
  • Rhymes: -uɫ
  • Hyphenation: í‧shull

Noun

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ishull m (plural ishuj, definite ishulli, definite plural ishujt)

  1. island
    Synonyms: ujdhesë, nisi, ansujë, cekë

Declension

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Further reading

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  • ishull”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “ishull”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 167