zë fill

Albanian

Etymology

Literally, “to take thread”.

Verb

zë fill (aorist zura fill, participle zënë fill) (intransitive)

1. to begin, start

   Synonyms: filloj, nis

Derived terms

• zanafillë

 

References

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “fill […] zâ —”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 107ab
• Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fill”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 97