furtunë
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately from Latin fortūna. Compare Romanian furtună, Greek φουρτούνα (fourtoúna), Turkish fırtına.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfurtunë f (plural furtuna, definite furtuna, definite plural furtunat)
- storm, gale
- Synonyms: stuhi, shtrëngatë
- (obsolete) fortune, luck
- Synonym: fat
- meteor
- Synonym: meteor
- (figurative) unexpected/sudden event
- Synonym: tronditje
- (also adjective) quick and hasty
Declension
editDeclension of furtunë
Further reading
edit- “furtunë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
- “furtunë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “furtunë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 119