fjalë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *spelā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to say aloud, recite”); compare English spell, Ancient Greek ἀπειλή (apeilḗ, “threat”). Related to flas (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjalə/, [fjaːl]

Noun

fjalë f (plural fjalë, definite fjala, definite plural fjalët)

1. word

   Nuk e kuptoj këtë fjalë.

   I don't understand this word.

Declension

Declension of fjalë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	fjalë	fjalë	fjala	fjalët
accusative			fjalën
dative	fjaleje	fjalëve	fjalës	fjalëve
ablative		fjalësh

Related terms

• pall
• fjalor
• fjalosem
• flas
• folje

See also

• llaf

Further reading

• “fjalë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980