pullaz

Albanian

Etymology

A secondary variant of pëllas (derived from Latin palātium), with the hypercorrect voicing of the auslaut. According to Meyer a variant of lëpozë ~ lëpizë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈɫaz/
• Rhymes: -az
• Hyphenation: pu‧lláz

Noun

pullaz m (plural pullaze, definite pullazi, definite plural pullazet)

1. (architecture) roof

   Synonyms: çati, strehë

Derived terms

• pullazinë (“attic; rooftop”)

Further reading

• “pullaz”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “pullaz”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006