fyell

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *spāli, from Proto-Indo-European *spel- (compare Greek σπήλαιο (spílaio, “cave, cavern”)).

Noun

fyell m (plural fyej, definite fyelli, definite plural fyejt)

1. pipe, tobacco pipe
2. flute, fife, shepherd's pipe

   Synonyms: flaut, flojere

3. blowpipe (of bagpipes)
4. (colloquial, anatomy) long articulated bone

Declension

Declension of fyell

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	fyell	fyej	fyelli	fyejt
accusative			fyellin
dative	fyelli	fyejve	fyellit	fyejve
ablative		fyejsh

Derived terms

• feje
• fluer
• fyelltar

Related terms

• fell

Adjective

fyell (feminine fyelle) (colloquial)

1. straight

   e ka trupin fyell ― he has a straight body

2. (figurative) empty

   e ka mendjen fyell ― he has an empty head

Adverb

fyell (colloquial)

1. a lot, lots, very (often with the adjective for straight)

   e kishte shtatin fyell të drejtë ― he has a very straight body

References

• “fyell”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “fyell”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980