dallëndyshe
Albanian
Alternative forms
- dallandyshe, dëllëndyshe
Etymology
Compound of dallën (from dalloj make out, tell, spot), from Proto-Albanian *daulana + dysh 'in two', in reference to the swallow's forked tail.Thought to be related to Illyrian tribe of Taulantii.
Noun
dallëndyshe f (definite singular dallëndyshja)
- swallow (Hirundinidae)
- (textiles) castle: forked part of the loom from which the heddles are suspended
- wooden linchpin securing the stilt to the plowbeam
- soft part of a horse hoof
Hyponyms
- dallëndyshe bishtgëshërë ‘barn swallow’ (Hirundo rustica)
- dallëndyshe e brigjeve ‘bank swallow’ (Riparia riparia)
- dallëndyshe deti ‘tern, sea swallow’ (Sterna hirundo)
- dallëndyshe kërbishtkuqe ‘red-rumped swallow’ (Hirundo daurica)