Shalë

See also: shalë and shale

English

Alternative forms

• Shale

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Shalë, itself from shalë (“saddle”), borrowed through a probable form of Vulgar Latin *salla (probably influenced by Latin salio), from Latin sella. Compare Romanian șa, șale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃalə/

Proper noun

Shalë

1. A former municipality and now subdivision of the municipality of Shkodër, Albania
2. A river flowing from its source in the Albanian Alps, near the village of Theth
3. A historical tribe and region of northern Albania

Albanian

Etymology

From shalë (“saddle”), borrowed through a probable form of Vulgar Latin *salla (probably influenced by Latin salio), from Latin sella. Compare Romanian șa, șale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃalə/, [ʃaːl]

Proper noun

Shalë f (definite Shala)

1. Shalë (a municipal unit in Albania)
2. Shalë (a river in Albania)
3. A historical tribe and region of northern Albania

Declension

Declension of Shalë

	indefinite	definite
nominative	Shalë	Shala
accusative		Shalën
dat./abl.	Shale	Shalës