mjellmë
Albanian
Një mjellmë - A swan
Alternative forms
- mjelmë, mjellme, mjellemë, mjelleme
Etymology
From miell, because of its color; from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰ (“white”). Structurally identical with Lithuanian melmuõ (“kidney stone”), Old Saxon melm (“sand, dust”) and Old High German melm (“dust”), both Proto-Germanic forms from *malmaz, *malmōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjɛɫmə/
Noun
mjellmë f (indefinite plural mjellma, definite singular mjellma, definite plural mjellmat)
- swan (Cygnus)
Declension
Declension of mjellmë
| indefinite | definite | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | mjellmë | mjellma | mjellma | mjellmat |
| accusative | mjellmën | |||
| dative | mjellme | mjellmave | mjellmës | mjellmavet |
| ablative | mjellmash | |||
Hyponyms
- mjellma ne xhungë (“mute swan”) (Cygnus olor)
- mjellma qafëdrejtë (“whooper swan”) (Cygnus cygnus)
Related terms
Descendants
- Aromanian: mielmã
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