Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Albanian pellëg, borrowed from Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos, sea).[1]

Noun edit

pellg m (plural pellgje, definite pellgu, definite plural pellgjet)

  1. puddle, pool, pond
  2. deep part of a body of water
  3. basin of a body of water and the surrounding land
  4. bight in a body of water
  5. basin of land containing mineral deposits

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pellg”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 314