hollë

== Albanian == === Etymology === Uncertain: Perhaps from Proto-Albanian *haula, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eu-l-om (“a hollow, channel, tube”), with the laryngeal unusually preserved. If so, cognate to Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós, “hollow tube, flute, haulm”) and Old Norse (huann-)jóli (“hollow stalk, stem”). The original sense would be better preserved in holli (“hollow”). Note also huall (“honeycomb”) versus Lithuanian avilỹs, aulỹs, Latvian aũlis and Proto-Slavic *ulьjь, all meaning “beehive”. According to Orel, from Proto-Albanian *skāla, from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to cut”); cognate to Lithuanian skeliù and Lithuanian skélti (“to split, devide”), English shell. See halë. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔɫə/ === Adjective === i hollë (feminine e hóllë, masculine plural të hólla, feminine plural të hólla) thin, slender, fine, slim, daintily === Noun === (të) hóllë n (plural (të) hóllë, definite (të) hóllët, definite plural (të) hóllët) groin Synonyms: ijë, mes (anatomy) cartilage of the foot Synonym: kërcir (medicine) faint ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. === Adverb === hollë narrowly, thin, thinly, tightly (shape) Synonym: thatë, dobët, ngushtë sparsely (when associated with clothing) finely, thinly (consistence) (of particles, granules) Synonym: imët (figurative) masterfully, sharply, precisely, cleverly (figurative) barely distinguishable, smally, thinly (colloquial) poorly, difficultly, badly, weakly, faintly (condition of health, finance, economy) See also: hall ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== huall m holli f hall m === References === === Further reading === “hollë”, in FMGSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026