Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From shakull (twister) +‎ -inë.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃakuˈɫinə/
  • Rhymes: -inə
  • Hyphenation: sha‧ku‧llí‧në

Noun edit

shakullinë f (plural shakullina, definite shakullina, definite plural shakullinat)

  1. twister, cyclone, hurricane, gale
    Synonyms: shakull, rrëshek, dredhë
  2. (figurative) whirlwind (of life)
    Synonyms: shtjellë, valë, vorbull
  3. (also figurative) rollover, flip
    Synonym: rrokullimë

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Further reading edit

  • “shakullinë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • shakullinë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shákull [] -inë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 467