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zall

Albanian

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Etymology

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According to Orel, from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialós, “river bank”), borrowed as Proto-Albanian *aigjala,[1] but the initial z- remains unexplained. Çabej considers it an inherited word.[2]

Noun

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zall m (plural zaje, definite zalli, definite plural zajet)

  1. river sand, riverbank

Declension

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Declension of zall
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative zall zalli zaje zajet
accusative zallin
dative zalli zallit zajeve zajeve
ablative zajesh

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 519
  2. ^ Eqrem Çabej, Studime gjuhësore: Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes, Rilindja, 1975, page. 79

Breton

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Adjective

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zall

  1. Soft mutation of dall.

Yola

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Etymology

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From Middle English salt, from Old English sealt, from Proto-West Germanic *salt. Final -t was dropped after /ɔː/.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zall

  1. salt

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 80
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