fli

See also: FLI

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *spleida, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)plei- (to split, splice). Compare Latin spolium (stripped hide), Lithuanian spaliai (flax shives), Ancient Greek ασπαλον (aspalon, skin, hide), σπολάς (spolás, flayed skin). Orel derives it from Vulgar Latin firigilīnum.[1] Gheg flî.[2]

Noun

fli f

  1. sacrifice, offering (to God)
  2. a traditional dish

Derived terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 56
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 56

Ewe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪ/

Noun

fli

  1. asp (water snake) (plural fliwo)
  2. line
  3. queue

Verb

fli

  1. to split

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian fligja, flygja, from Middle Low German vlīen, vlīgen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fliː/

Verb

fli (present tense flir, past tense flidde, supine flidd or flitt, past participle flidd, present participle fliande, imperative fli)

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References

  • “fli” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “fli”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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