thëllëzë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• thëllënzë — Tosk
• thëllânzë, fëllânzë — Gheg

Etymology

A derivative of thellë, as a color adjective.

Noun

thëllëzë f (plural thëllëza, definite thëllëza, definite plural thëllëzat)

1. partridge

   Near-synonym: turec

2. (figurative, endearing) beautiful woman or bride

Declension

Declension of thëllëzë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	thëllëzë	thëllëza	thëllëza	thëllëzat
accusative			thëllëzën
dative	thëllëzeje	thëllëzave	thëllëzës	thëllëzave
ablative		thëllëzash

Hyponyms

• thëllënzë mali (“grouse”)
• thëllënzë fushe (“grey partridge”)

Related terms

• thellë

Further reading

• “thëllëzë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “thëllëzë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “thëllânzë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 534