ranishtë
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A Gheg loan, from rërë／rânë (“sand”) + -ishtë.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ranishtë f (plural ranishta, definite ranishta, definite plural ranishtat)
- sandbank, shoal
- sandy soil
- sandpit (for extraction)
Declension edit
Declension of ranishtë
| indefinite | definite | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | ranishtë | ranishta | ranishta | ranishtat |
| accusative | ranishtën | |||
| dative | ranishte | ranishtave | ranishtës | ranishtavet |
| ablative | ranishtash | |||
References edit
- “ranishtë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1633a
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “rânishte […] ranishtë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 423a