Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Noun form of shosh (to sieve) +‎ .

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoʃə/, [ʃoːʃ]
  • Rhymes: -oʃə
  • Hyphenation: shó‧shë

Noun

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shoshë f (plural shósha, definite shósha, definite plural shóshat)

  1. sieve, riddle
    Synonym: sitë
  2. (figurative) object or method to investigate or study something in detail
  3. (figurative) little, small place or thing
    Synonyms: pak, i vogël
    një shoshë qiella piece of sky
  4. washer, sprinkler
  5. (adjective) holey
    Synonym: vrima-vrima
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Further reading

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  • “shoshë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • shoshë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shosh [] ë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 488