shakullinë

Albanian

Etymology

From shakull (twister) + -inë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃakuˈɫinə/
  • Rhymes: -inə
  • Hyphenation: sha‧ku‧llí‧në

Noun

shakullinë f (plural shakullina, definite shakullina, definite plural shakullinat)

  1. twister, cyclone, hurricane, gale
    Synonyms: shakull, rrëshek, dredhë
  2. (figurative) whirlwind (of life)
    Synonyms: shtjellë, valë, vorbull
  3. (also figurative) rollover, flip
    Synonym: rrokullimë

Declension

  • shakull
  • shakullij
  • shakullisem
  • shakullohem
  • shakullor
  • shakullore
  • shakullori
  • shakulluer

Further reading

  • “shakullinë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
  • shakullinë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shákull [] -inë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 467
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