ngushëlloj

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • ћuſuluom (Old Albanian)

Etymology

From Old Albanian *engushullonj, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin consōlō.[1][2]

Verb

ngushëlloj (aorist ngushëllova, participle ngushëlluar)

  1. to comfort, console
    E ngushëlloi me fjalë të mira.
    He/she comforted him/her with good words.
  2. to condole
    Shkuam për t'i ngushëlluar pasi iu vdiqi ati.
    We went to console them after their father died.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ngushëlli
  • ngushëllimtar
  • ngushëllues
  • i ngushëllueshëm

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “ngushëlloj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1060
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngushëlloj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 298
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