thëllim

Albanian

Etymology

Cognate to Lithuanian šálti (“to freeze”), Sanskrit शिशिर (śíśira, “cold, cool”), Old Norse háll (“slippery”). Alternatively, a derivative of thellë, with an intermediate meaning of “darkness; storm” to “harsh cold”.

Noun

thëllim m (plural thëllime, definite thëllimi, definite plural thëllimet)

1. harsh cold, frost

   Synonym: acar

Declension

Declension of thëllim

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	thëllim	thëllime	thëllimi	thëllimet
accusative			thëllimin
dative	thëllimi	thëllimeve	thëllimit	thëllimeve
ablative		thëllimesh

Verbal nouns in -im are grammatically masculine when singular and grammatically feminine in the plural.

Adjective

thëllim (feminine thëllime)

1. (frozen and clear) weather (ice) wind, (severe) cold

   Synonym: acar

Related terms

• këthjellët
• thellë
• thjellët