diell
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *s(h₂)wél-jo- 'sun', from the oblique stem of *sóh₂wl̥. For the development of the initial compare djersë (“sweat”) from *sweyd-, and dergjem (“lie ill”) from mediopassive Proto-Indo-European *sworgʰ-eje- from *swergʰ (“watch over, worry”).
Noun
diell m (indefinite plural diej, definite singular dielli, definite plural diejtë)
- sun
Related terms
- e dielë
Further reading
- diell in Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe at shkenca.org