popël
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *pēpli, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to sliver, split off, splinter off”), allegedly also the source of Old English popel (“pebble”). Cognate to (Hes.) Ancient Greek πέλλα λίθος (pélla líthos) and Old High German fels (“rock”). An Albanian formation with (broken) reduplication.
Noun edit
popël f (plural popla, definite popla, definite plural poplat)
- small, round clod of earth
- naturally rounded rock, cobblestone