fle

See also: FLE, FLÉ, flè, and f'lé

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • flê, flë, flej, flîj

Etymology

Apheresis of Old Albanian ënfle, with th > f (cf. uthull, ufull (“vinegar”)) from *ënthle, from Proto-Albanian *en-tsleja- (“to lie down (for sleep)”), prefixed from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-éye/o-, from the root *ḱley- (“to lean”); cp. Tocharian A klis- ~ Tocharian B klänts- (“to sleep”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tosk) IPA(key): /flɛ/
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): /fjɛ/

Verb

fle (aorist fjeta, participle fjetur)

  1. to sleep

Conjugation

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Derived terms

  • fjetak
  • fjetë
  • fjetës
  • fjetëse
  • fjetinë
  • fjetje
  • fjetore
  • fjetshëm
  • fjetur
  • gjysmëfjetur
  • mendjefjetur
  • mosfjetje
  • orëfjetur
  • pafjetësi
  • pafjetur
  • pafjeturi
  • përfjetur
  • sypafjetur

References

  1. ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006), Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 71
  2. ^ Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013), Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 973–4
  3. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “fle”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]

Further reading

  • Jani Thomai et al. (2006), “fle”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë

Franco-Provençal

Noun

fle (plural fle) (Bressan, Graphie de Conflans)

  1. alternative form of flœr (“flower”)

References

  • fleur in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

Latin

Verb

flē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of fleō

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old English flēa, a form of flēah (→ the alternative form fleigh), from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /flɛː/, /flæi̯(x)/
    • Rhymes: -ɛː

    Noun

    fle (plural flen or fles or fleghes)

    1. flea

    Descendants

    • English: flea (dialectal fleck)
    • Scots: flech, flaich, fle, flae
    • Yola: fleen (plural)

    References

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