thellë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Albanian *ćau̯ila/*ćau̯ilā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówilos/-eh₂.[1] Compare Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [θeɫə]

Adjective

i thellë (feminine plural të thella)

  1. deep, profound, abstruse

Antonyms
  • cekët

Derived terms

References
  1. Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 252
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