dëllinjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• dëllenjë, dëllënjë, dullinjë, dullenjë, dullî, gllî — Gheg

Etymology

According to Orel, from dialectal dëllënjë, from Proto-Albanian *daislanjā, from *daislā (“tendon, sinew”) (modern dell). According to Çabej (corroborated by Demiraj), a derivative of dyllë (“wax, sap”) > *dyɫinjə with the -inj plural suffix. According to Topalli, the root could have been inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰayl- (“part, watershed”) with the same plural suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈɫiːɲ/

Noun

dëllinjë f (plural dëllinja, definite dëllinja, definite plural dëllinjat)

1. (botany) juniper (Juniperus communis)

Synonyms

• fidhës

Hyponyms

• dëllinjë e kuqe (“prickly juniper”) (Juniperus oxycedrus)
• dëllinjë e zezë (“common juniper”) (Juniperus communis)