shakullinë

Albanian

Etymology

From shakull (“twister”) +‎ -inë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃakuˈɫinə/
• Rhymes: -inə
• Hyphenation: sha‧ku‧llí‧në

Noun

shakullinë f (plural shakullina, definite shakullina, definite plural shakullinat)

1. twister, cyclone, hurricane, gale

   Synonyms: shakull, rrëshek, dredhë

2. (figurative) whirlwind (of life)

   Synonyms: shtjellë, valë, vorbull

3. (also figurative) rollover, flip

   Synonym: rrokullimë

Declension

Declension of shakullinë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	shakullinë	shakullina	shakullina	shakullinat
accusative			shakullinën
dative	shakulline	shakullinave	shakullinës	shakullinavet
ablative		shakullinash

Related terms

• shakull
• shakullij
• shakullisem
• shakullohem
• shakullor
• shakullore
• shakullori
• shakulluer

 

Further reading

• “shakullinë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “shakullinë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “shákull […] -inë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 467