Albanian

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Etymology

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Active form (hollë +‎ -oj) of passive hollohem (hollë +‎ -o +‎ -hem).

See hollë (thin, slender) for more.

Verb

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hollój (aorist hollóva, participle hollúar)

  1. (active voice, transitive) to thin (down), rarefy, wallow out (dough)
    Synonyms: tëholloj, stërholloj
  2. (active voice, transitive) to water down, dilute (liquids)
  3. (active voice, transitive) to grind, crush, rarefy (into particles, granules); slice (something into thin layers)
    Synonyms: thërrmoj, mpreh
  4. (active voice, transitive) to sharpen; to raise (voice)
  5. (active voice, figurative) to make it clear, more understandable; to keep it simple (language, speech, issue, explanation, order, etc.)
  6. (active voice, figurative, third person) to smarten (when associated with school, education)
  7. (active voice, figurative, third person) to dilute, to fade away (taste, smell)
  8. (active voice, figurative, agriculture, third person) to weaken, to impoverish (when associated with weather, seasons)

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Verb

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hollóhem (aorist u hollóva, participle hollúar)

  1. (passive voice, reflexive) to be losing weight, to become slim, to be getting thin
    Synonym: tëhollohem
  2. (passive voice, third person) to lose (one's voice)

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Further reading

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  • [1] active verb holloj (hollój) (aorist hollova (hollóva); participle holluar (hollúar) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Doctionary)
  • [2] passive verb hollohem (hollóhem) (aorist u hollova (u hollóva); participle holluar (hollúar) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Doctionary)