plis
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Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *plitś(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel-(t-) (“to sliver, split off, splinter off”).[1] Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *plitja, again cognate to Sanskrit फलति (phálati, “to burst, split”), Latin spolium (“stripped skin”).[2]
Alternative forms
- plisë
Noun
plis m (plural plisa, definite plisi, definite plural plisat)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- plisathyes
- plisoj
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian *p(i)litja, cognate to Old High German filz, Latin pellis, pilleus, Greek πῖλος (pîlos), Proto-Slavic *pьlstь.[3]
Noun
plis m (plural plisa, definite plisi, definite plural plisat)
- wool felt
- felt skullcap
- felt pad placed under a yoke or pack saddle to protect the necks of draft animals
Derived terms
- plisar
- plisët
- plistar
References
- Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 326
- Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “plis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
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