sillë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *čīlā-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷih₁-tl-éh₂, from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; rest, peace”).[1] Compare English while, Latin tranquillus, Sanskrit चिर (cirá).

Noun

sillë f (indefinite plural silla, definite singular silla, definite plural sillat)

  1. (old) food brought out in the morning to a farmer working in the field
  2. late breakfast, brunch
    Synonym: shprishë

Declension
Declension of sillë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative sillë silla silla sillat
accusative sillën
dative sille sillave sillës sillavet
ablative sillash

Derived terms
  • silloj

References
  1. Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 225
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