Tiranë

See also: tirane

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Tironë — Gheg

Etymology

From older Terrana (in Latin sources), from Proto-Albanian *Tūrsanā, either reflecting or possibly from Doric Greek Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí)/Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí), an epithet used to denote the inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea (cf. Latin Mare Tyrrhēnum). see toskë, another ethnonym derived from Etruscans.

Proper noun

Tiranë f (definite Tirana)

1. Tirana (the capital and largest city of Albania)

Declension

Declension of Tiranë

	indefinite	definite
nominative	Tiranë	Tirana
accusative		Tiranën
dat./abl.	Tirane	Tiranës

Derived terms

• tiranas, tiranase

Descendants

• → Aromanian: Tiranã, Tirane
• → Norwegian Bokmål: Tiranë, Tirana

Norwegian Bokmål

Vista de Petrela, Tiranë, Albania.

Etymology

From Albanian Tiranë, from older Terrana (in Latin sources), from Proto-Albanian *Tūrsanā, possibly Ancient Greek Τυρσηνοί (Tursēnoí), Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí), an epithet used to denote the inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea (cf. Latin Mare Tyrrhēnum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪˈrɑːnə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːnə
• Hyphenation: Ti‧ra‧në

Proper noun

Tiranë

1. Tirana (a former district of Albania)

   Tiranë var hovedstadsdistriktet i prefekturet Tiranë, i det sentrale Albania.

   Tiranë was the capital district of the prefecture of Tiranë, in central Albania.

2. Tirana (a county of Central Albania, Albania)

   Tiranë er et av Albanias tolv prefekturer.

   Tiranë is one of Albania's twelve prefectures /counties.

Related terms

• Tirana (“Tirana”)