shkëndijë

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *scintilia, from Latin scintilla. Compare Romanian scânteie.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃkəˈndiːj/

Noun

shkëndijë f (indefinite plural shkëndija, definite singular shkëndija, definite plural shkëndijat)

  1. spark, sparkle
  2. firefly

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • shkëndijëz
  • shkëndijon
  • përshkëndit

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shkëndijë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1394
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