Albanian

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From shëllij (to brine) +‎ -irë.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ʃəˈɫiɾə/
  • Rhymes: -iɾə
  • Hyphenation: shë‧llí‧rë

Noun

edit

shëllirë f (plural shëllíra, definite shëllíra, definite plural shëllírat)

  1. brine
  2. pickling
  3. salt mine or saltwater where salt is extracted from
  4. salty soil without vegetation

Adjective

edit

shëllirë

  1. salty, briny
    Synonym: i kripur

Adjective

edit

i shëllirë (feminine e shëllirë)

  1. brined, salted
  2. pickled
edit

Further reading

edit
  • “shëllirë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • shëllirë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shëllínë, shëllírë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 472