plojë
See also: ploje
Albanian
Etymology
From an earlier *ploe, from Proto-Albanian *plāgā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-, *pleh₂g-. Compare Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “blow”), Latin plaga (“blow, slaughter”).[1]
Noun
plojë f (definite ploja)
- slaughter, carnage
- bloodletting
- Synonyms: gjakderdhje, kërdi
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | plojë | ploja |
| accusative | plojën | |
| dat./abl. | ploje | plojës |
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000), A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page ploje
Further reading
- “plojë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006